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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Tue morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
5600
2550
1000
1550
2100
1550
1500
1500
1550
1650
6350
6100
1900
1500
km/h
5
SSW
10
NW
15
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
N
45
NNE
75
N
40
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
20
N
45
NNE
50
N
45
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
9
17
40
20
15
32
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-8
-9
-6
-3
-2
-1
-4
-5
-6
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
-9
-9
-8
-5
-3
-3
-6
-8
-7
 chill °C
-11
-12
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-17
-21
-19
-18
-16
-10
-6
-11
-17
-19
-16
Freezing level m
1050
1200
700
1150
1650
1650
1750
1600
1650
1500
1550
1250
1350
1950
2200
1850
1850
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-8-9-9-7-4-3-2-5-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-3-2-1-3-4-4-4-5-5-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-4-1-10-1-2-2-2-3-3-11120010-2001211100244543431334544432577876774766888
Sunrise
7:47
7:46
7:45
7:43
7:41
7:41
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NNE 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.
27 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
27 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
27 minutes ago
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
27 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 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.