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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1550
1650
1600
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1750
1950
1550
km/h
10
WSW
15
W
20
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
45
NW
55
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
40
NW
15
NW
30
SW
45
NNW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
13
53
50
9
30
9
14
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-7
-7
-8
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
min °C
-7
-6
-5
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-13
-15
-13
-14
-14
 chill °C
-12
-10
-13
-16
-15
-13
-15
-17
-20
-20
-20
-22
-25
-21
-24
-27
-24
Freezing level m
1600
1000
1100
1400
1450
1600
1650
1300
1500
1600
1800
1600
1200
1000
200
600
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:03
8:03
8:02
8:00
8:00
Sunset
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW 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.
27 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
25 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
27 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
27 minutes ago
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
71 km SE
393m alt.
27 minutes ago
1° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).

* 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.