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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1600
1600
1550
1600
1500
1500
1500
km/h
10
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
25
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
6
27
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
min °C
-6
-3
-3
-5
-3
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-11
-8
-10
-10
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-9
Freezing level m
700
1250
1400
900
1200
1250
1250
1450
1600
1350
1350
1750
1600
1800
1750
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-6-7-7-8-5-4-5-4-4-5-6-6-7-6-4-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-4-3-2-4-3-4-4-5-3-3-4-3-4-4-2-2-3-2-1-2-1-1-1-5-1-1-4-2-3-200-2-110112-222-12113423434461663544775786889
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
45 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 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.