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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
2400
1800
1750
2600
8150
1550
1550
1600
km/h
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
60
NNW
60
N
60
NNW
35
W
20
S
30
S
60
S
40
S
55
SSW
40
S
15
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
11
6
4
41
56
9
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-12
-15
-13
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-12
-12
-13
-18
-16
-12
-11
-9
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-15
-17
-18
-21
-20
-25
-23
-23
-33
-31
-24
-24
-19
-14
-19
-20
-15
-16
Freezing level m
1500
1650
1650
1600
1550
1450
1300
1350
450
0
550
950
1350
1700
800
1300
1400
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-8-9-8-11-12-13-17-15-12-11-9-7-7-9-8-8-5-5-5-6-5-8-8-9-14-12-10-8-6-5-5-6-6-7-2-2-2-3-3-4-5-6-11-10-9-6-3-3-4-4-4-511210-1-1-2-8-8-7-300-3-1-1-444543321-5-5-4-133032-178877655-2-2-12653652
Sunrise
7:56
7:54
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:50
Sunset
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:39

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
34 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
34 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).

* 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.