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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1600
1550
4650
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1750
1600
1600
1550
km/h
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
11
20
48
13
10
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-2
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
1
0
-1
min °C
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
 chill °C
-4
-4
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-9
-8
-9
-10
-8
-5
-1
-3
-4
-9
Freezing level m
1850
1400
1850
1850
1850
1850
1850
1650
1650
1700
1450
1300
1350
1800
2000
2050
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-7-7-8-7-6-6-5-4-5-3-3-2-2-3-2-3-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-3-2-3-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-2-11-1-21-2111121110-1023214254455444322564386886887776558986
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

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.
37 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
37 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 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.