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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1650
1700
1550
1650
1600
1600
1650
1600
1550
1500
km/h
95
W
70
W
75
WNW
75
WNW
70
W
40
NW
30
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
0
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
W
50
WNW
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Snowflake cm
8
6
17
18
17
19
9
1
1
14
 mm
max °C
-13
-11
-9
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
-1
-2
-6
min °C
-14
-13
-10
-9
-9
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-3
-8
 chill °C
-31
-28
-24
-22
-23
-14
-12
-8
-7
-4
-10
-10
-7
-9
-7
-10
-20
Freezing level m
1150
1050
1300
1500
1550
1800
2250
1900
1900
1850
1450
1350
1800
1250
1400
1950
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-10-9-8-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-3-2-3-7-10-9-7-6-5-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-3-1-2-5-6-7-4-3-2-110-1-1-2-2-1-2-1-1-3-3-4-10124211-101-101-11023457444334244343667897776675776
Sunrise
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 -3°C on Mon morning, min -14°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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).

* 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.