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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1600
1600
1750
1600
1550
1600
1600
1550
1500
1500
1550
1600
1700
1750
1500
1500
km/h
35
NW
40
WNW
10
NW
10
S
10
W
15
W
0
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
70
NW
25
WNW
10
W
10
S
30
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
17
7
2
48
2
1
2
4
 mm
max °C
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-6
-9
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-8
-12
-14
-14
-14
-11
-11
-15
 chill °C
-15
-13
-11
-9
-10
-11
-7
-10
-11
-12
-19
-22
-24
-20
-22
-21
-23
-27
Freezing level m
1700
2200
1600
1300
1650
1300
1500
1550
1200
1250
1400
1150
1050
1150
550
750
1250
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-11-14-14-14-11-11-13-4-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-5-8-10-10-11-9-7-10-11-2-2-1-2-2-2-3-2-3-5-7-7-9-7-5-8240-11-100-2-1-1-3-3-4-5-4-3-657234243132110-3-11-38105675775665440340
Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
6:16
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
51 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
light rain
Recent light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).

* 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.