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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
2000
1650
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
2700
1700
km/h
15
SSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
45
NW
60
NW
35
NW
55
NNW
45
NW
20
NW
35
S
15
SW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
S
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
11
55
54
13
32
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-9
-7
-6
-9
-11
-12
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-13
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-12
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
 chill °C
-13
-15
-15
-14
-13
-17
-20
-20
-20
-21
-23
-20
-28
-24
-21
-20
-22
-23
Freezing level m
1100
1450
1350
1550
1700
1550
1500
1550
1700
1550
1400
1100
750
750
0
0
500
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:03
8:03
8:02
8:00
8:00
7:58
Sunset
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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.
31 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
31 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
31 minutes ago
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
31 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).

* 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.