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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1650
1550
1500
km/h
80
W
65
W
105
W
80
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
60
W
95
NW
75
W
45
W
45
NW
70
NW
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Snowflake cm
13
3
11
6
1
2
2
2
17
41
38
 mm
max °C
-7
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-8
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-8
-9
-7
min °C
-9
-10
-11
-13
-11
-12
-12
-10
-6
-9
-10
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
 chill °C
-22
-23
-26
-29
-25
-27
-27
-21
-16
-20
-22
-22
-19
-20
-21
-21
Freezing level m
1450
1450
1550
800
950
1100
800
750
1150
1250
1450
1550
1800
1200
1400
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-10-11-12-11-12-12-9-6-7-9-7-7-9-10-8-6-7-8-9-8-9-9-7-5-5-6-4-5-6-7-5-3-4-4-6-6-6-7-6-3-3-3-1-2-4-4-2-10-1-4-4-3-4-4-3-2010-2-21333011-1-1123442346663442345787667
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
37 minutes ago
7°C
moderate rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.