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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 04 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 -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1650
1700
1750
1650
1650
1650
1700
1600
1550
1500
km/h
90
W
95
W
65
W
80
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
50
NW
30
WNW
5
NNE
5
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
14
13
11
14
16
21
29
6
6
 mm
max °C
-12
-13
-11
-9
-9
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-2
-2
-4
-6
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-11
-10
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
-5
-9
 chill °C
-28
-29
-29
-25
-23
-22
-16
-12
-7
-6
-8
-9
-10
-9
-7
-8
-14
-21
Freezing level m
1300
1200
1100
1200
1500
1600
1850
2200
1900
1750
1950
1600
1600
1700
1200
1350
1700
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-12-10-10-8-6-4-4-4-4-5-6-5-3-2-5-8-9-10-9-7-6-5-3-2-2-2-2-3-4-3-2-1-3-5-5-6-6-4-3-3-11-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-2-4-2-3-3-20124112101-2-11-22112345744534323425546679106786765775
Sunrise
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:54
Sunset
6:14
6:15
6:16
6:17
6:19
6:20

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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 -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed 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.
31 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
41 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 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.