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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1950
2250
1050
1550
1050
1000
1000
1000
1550
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
1550
1500
1550
km/h
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
40
NW
25
W
10
SW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
3
2
3
23
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
1
-2
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
-1
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
 chill °C
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-7
-7
-5
-8
-5
-8
-11
-10
-13
-12
-11
-11
Freezing level m
850
1100
650
900
1250
1100
1450
1450
1350
1450
1950
2200
1600
1150
1000
1100
1300
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
7:20
6:18
Sunset
6:36
6:37
6:37
6:38
7:39
6:40

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun 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.
44 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
54 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
44 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
44 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
71 km SE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).

* 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.