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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1600
1500
1500
1500
1600
1500
1650
1850
1800
1650
1750
1650
1650
km/h
10
NNE
20
N
55
NNE
50
N
70
NNW
45
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
ESE
5
N
10
W
30
S
45
S
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
6
27
34
1
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
min °C
-3
-4
-7
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
 chill °C
-6
-11
-18
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-12
-11
-12
-10
-10
-12
-14
-17
-17
-14
Freezing level m
1350
1600
1500
1600
1700
2150
1750
1900
1700
1800
1950
1650
1500
1650
850
600
1100
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-6-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-6-5-7-8-9-8-7-6-3-3-5-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-5-7-7-5-5-2-2-3-2-11-1-1-1-10-2-2-3-5-6-5-4-1-1-102322222110-4-4-4-333344656556343-2-1-1-1666779998996772231
Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:53

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun 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.
52 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
53 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
52 minutes ago
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).

* 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.