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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, gales from the S by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1800
6850
2300
8100
1750
1650
1650
1550
1500
1550
1500
km/h
40
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
60
S
70
S
50
S
40
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
WNW
80
NW
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Snowflake cm
34
 mm
max °C
-9
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-5
-6
min °C
-11
-8
-6
-7
-10
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-8
 chill °C
-22
-18
-14
-15
-23
-21
-18
-16
-11
-10
-7
-8
-9
-15
-15
-16
-21
Freezing level m
850
450
1100
1500
1300
1500
1750
1550
1800
2100
1800
1450
1500
1200
1250
1350
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-6-7-9-8-7-5-4-3-2-3-3-5-6-6-7-9-6-4-5-6-5-4-4-2-1-2-2-3-4-4-5-5-7-5-3-3-4-3-2-2-10-1-1-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-1-2-11112210-1-2-2-2-1-2-321144354334222311544765875675666
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
Sunset
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, gales from the S by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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.
50 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (39 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.

* 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.