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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1500
1500
1500
6750
1550
1550
1500
km/h
25
N
25
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
15
SSW
30
S
10
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
11
28
4
5
5
17
6
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-1
0
0
-1
0
min °C
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-2
-1
-7
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
 chill °C
-8
-6
-4
-4
-8
-7
-6
-7
-9
-8
-12
-11
-9
-6
-6
-8
-8
Freezing level m
1700
1450
1300
1250
1000
1150
1550
1150
1500
1700
1350
1300
1600
1800
1400
1800
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7-7-7-10-11-6-2-2-4-7-5-5-6-7-5-4-5-5-4-4-8-8-4-1-1-3-5-2-3-4-4-4-2-2-3-2-1-5-4-2-1-1-1-211-2-2-3-10-211-3-11-10114422-123234033234477553575773665777
Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
Sunset
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
23 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 135).

* 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.