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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 12 Aug 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 -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the S by Tue morning).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1500
1650
1650
1750
2050
1650
1700
1850
2450
km/h
45
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
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Snowflake cm
37
3
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-6
-9
-11
-11
-11
-6
-6
-7
-9
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-8
-6
-5
-5
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-6
-8
-11
 chill °C
-14
-14
-14
-14
-9
-11
-10
-11
-14
-15
-22
-21
-19
-13
-17
-25
Freezing level m
2100
1900
1850
1450
1750
1850
1400
1350
1600
600
500
950
800
1000
1400
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-7-6-5-5-7-10-11-11-11-8-6-8-10-3-4-4-5-4-3-3-5-7-9-9-9-6-5-6-71-1-1-2-1-2-2-2-4-7-7-7-5-4-4-5422121-100-5-5-5-4-2-2-2755354333-2-2-1-112110886875661122553
Sunrise
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54

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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 -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the S 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
55 minutes ago
8° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
moderate rain
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
55 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
55 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
55 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 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.