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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1500
1550
1750
1700
8500
1000
1000
1000
km/h
45
WSW
75
W
80
W
55
WSW
60
SW
105
S
55
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
11
19
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-10
-8
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
min °C
-5
-10
-11
-10
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-14
-23
-24
-22
-28
-27
-22
-20
-16
-14
-14
-14
-7
-11
-17
-18
-17
Freezing level m
1250
1250
1400
1400
600
0
750
300
1000
1300
850
1050
1250
800
1150
1400
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-8-11-9-11-11-10-10-9-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-4-6-7-7-9-9-9-8-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-3-4-4-4-8-8-7-6-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-3-2-2-2-1-2-6-6-5-4-2-2-3-2-3-3-2012232-3-3-2-211-110-124455660-110432432577
Sunrise
7:50
7:50
7:48
7:47
7:46
Sunset
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44

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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 -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri 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.
53 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
57 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
53 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
53 minutes ago
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
53 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
10° 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.