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– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 326mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
km/h
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
W
30
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
12
20
22
9
6
0.2
3
5
5
31
5
6
1.7
8
74
49
74
77
max °C
7
9
8
3
3
3
6
6
7
9
8
8
8
8
10
9
12
14
min °C
6
8
6
2
2
-1
5
6
6
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
 chill °C
3
5
1
-4
-2
-1
3
4
4
5
6
5
6
7
8
6
5
8
Freezing level m
1550
1850
1600
850
950
400
1300
1500
1600
1750
1800
1650
1750
1800
2250
2000
2100
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-10-16-16-11-10-9-9-7-7-8-7-6-4-5-3-4-5-4-6-12-12-9-7-6-5-4-5-5-4-3-2-30-1-3-1-3-8-9-7-4-3-3-1-2-2-1-11-123131-5-5-5-101321223246464-1-1-233465555657979733166798888991012
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:05
6:06

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 326mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 500 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
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
44 minutes ago
13° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
light rain
Dry
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
13° C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 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.