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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 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 -1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1600
1500
1500
1500
6500
km/h
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
30
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
35
W
30
SSW
30
S
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
8
20
3
4
1
5
3
7
 mm
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-4
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-4
-3
-1
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-4
-2
-3
-2
-2
-6
-5
-3
-2
 chill °C
-8
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-13
-9
-6
-6
-9
-9
-13
-13
-11
-8
Freezing level m
1700
1600
1650
1650
1550
1300
750
1150
1350
1150
1650
1800
1250
1200
1450
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-6-9-12-10-7-7-6-7-8-11-11-8-2-4-5-5-4-6-8-8-5-4-4-4-5-8-8-5-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-6-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-3-211110-2-4-2-1-112-3-2-1-1444432-12234502227777752566783655
Sunrise
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31

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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 -1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
36 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
36 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
36 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
36 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.