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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1500
1000
1000
1500
1500
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
100
W
115
W
70
WSW
50
W
65
WNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
80
W
60
W
55
WNW
75
NW
55
NW
40
N
35
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
40
WNW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
12
14
4
7
1
5
32
8
5
38
107
51
28
45
21
2
21
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-8
-9
-9
-6
-5
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-15
-15
-13
-9
-9
-9
-6
-8
-8
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-9
-8
-9
-10
 chill °C
-33
-33
-28
-20
-22
-22
-18
-20
-20
-17
-17
-16
-13
-12
-19
-19
-19
-21
Freezing level m
1100
950
550
1500
1550
1600
1800
1900
1750
1750
2100
2200
2000
1950
1950
1650
1650
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-11-9-9-8-6-8-8-6-5-5-4-4-6-8-9-10-11-12-9-6-6-5-4-5-5-4-1-2-2-2-4-5-6-7-7-8-6-3-3-2-1-2-2-12200-2-2-3-4-4-4-400122215522221-11-1-144566558855554343377899881111888886
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:13
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05
6:06
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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu 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.
46 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
Dry
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 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.