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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1500
1500
1750
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
65
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
75
W
55
WNW
70
NW
75
WNW
20
WNW
40
N
75
N
65
N
40
NNW
35
W
30
WNW
30
NNW
5
NE
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
8
18
14
9
21
59
46
39
68
125
11
1
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-8
-6
-6
-10
-9
-6
min °C
-8
-9
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-6
-9
-7
-9
-10
-10
-7
 chill °C
-20
-22
-20
-19
-19
-18
-15
-10
-14
-15
-17
-19
-16
-18
-19
-14
-12
Freezing level m
1550
1650
1900
2150
1550
1900
2250
2000
1850
2100
2300
1700
1750
1600
1350
1400
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-7-7-6-4-4-5-4-5-9-7-8-10-10-7-5-5-4-3-4-3-1-1-3-2-3-5-4-5-7-7-5-3-3-10-2031-121-2-1-3-4-4-301331363243110-1-1-2346646965765543317799791298109887665
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:13
Sunset
6:01
6:02
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

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.
58 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
58 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
58 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).

* 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.