Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
1000
1500
1550
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
40
W
45
W
60
WNW
85
NW
65
WNW
85
WNW
85
W
80
WNW
80
W
55
W
50
W
60
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
17
16
57
8
21
14
7
1
2
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-8
-8
-7
-12
-11
-9
-9
-6
-6
min °C
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-9
-8
-8
-13
-13
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-14
-15
-21
-21
-20
-28
-28
-26
-24
-21
-19
-20
Freezing level m
1650
2200
1900
1300
1500
1100
1150
1350
1050
1450
1700
1750
1000
1300
1500
1600
1600
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-2-3-4-5-5-7-8-8-10-13-11-10-9-7-7-2-1-2-2-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-9-8-7-6-5-5-10-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-2-4-6-5-4-3-2-3220-1-1-3-2-2-211-1-3-1-1111453331221443133444885664554786467777
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01

Loading...

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 3004 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury). To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of New Zealand.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Franz Josef AWS
20 km N
126m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
58 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
58 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
71 km SE
393m alt.
58 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.