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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1550
1700
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
1600
1550
1550
km/h
25
WNW
50
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
30
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
60
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
70
W
35
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
32
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-5
-8
-12
-12
-5
-7
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-7
-11
-13
-13
-10
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-7
 chill °C
-16
-19
-18
-20
-19
-18
-18
-21
-18
-17
-22
-13
-11
-10
-12
-13
-18
Freezing level m
1450
1300
1100
1150
600
1350
1350
1000
1050
1150
1350
1450
1750
1400
1350
1600
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-10-13-13-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-10-10-6-5-5-5-6-6-5-4-3-3-3-2-4-3-5-6-7-6-3-3-5-4-4-4-2-1-2-2-1-2-1-1-3-4-5-1-1-4-3-3-201-1-10-1321-1-322-111244334365431663445776776
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:45
Sunset
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

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.
56 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).

* 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.