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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2700
1650
1700
1700
1750
1600
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1450
1550
1500
1550
km/h
45
S
40
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
40
W
50
WNW
55
NW
95
NW
65
WNW
100
WNW
65
W
90
WNW
80
W
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Snowflake cm
1
24
13
58
10
38
28
 mm
max °C
-7
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-8
-13
-10
-9
min °C
-7
-7
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-8
-8
-9
-14
-15
-11
-10
 chill °C
-17
-17
-10
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-21
-20
-22
-31
-30
-26
-25
Freezing level m
1800
1500
1750
2150
1750
1300
1500
1150
1250
1400
1150
1300
1650
1800
950
1350
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-3-2-2-3-3-4-4-4-7-8-9-11-14-11-10-4-4-2-1-2-2-3-4-3-4-5-5-6-8-10-8-7-2-2-10-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-2-4-7-4-311220-1-1-2-2-2-301-1-3-114355233123134313465885664665676477
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00

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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (41 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.

* 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.