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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the N by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
4950
2150
1000
1550
1650
1700
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
6150
5650
1650
2500
km/h
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
N
30
NNE
70
N
40
NNW
40
W
40
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNW
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
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Snowflake cm
11
8
10
35
40
11
6
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-5
-3
-2
-3
-5
-7
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-6
-4
-3
-4
-6
-8
 chill °C
-8
-12
-16
-16
-16
-14
-15
-16
-20
-18
-19
-19
-14
-10
-5
-12
-14
-18
Freezing level m
1000
1150
750
1250
1650
1600
1800
1750
1650
1500
1550
1300
1200
1450
1400
1600
1800
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-8-8-7-8-7-8-8-9-9-6-4-3-4-6-8-6-6-6-6-5-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-5-3-2-2-4-5-4-5-5-3-2-2-1-2-3-3-3-4-3-2-2-1-2-3-2-3-3-11121100-1-1-1-110010-1244554432222433432577887775565777
Sunrise
7:47
7:46
7:45
7:43
7:41
7:41
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the N by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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.
52 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
56 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
52 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
52 minutes ago
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
71 km SE
393m alt.
52 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.