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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1700
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1650
1550
2300
5550
2400
1700
km/h
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
25
W
35
WNW
35
NW
10
SSW
35
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
5
4
9
3
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
1
-5
-6
-9
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-4
min °C
-1
-2
-8
-4
0
-2
-1
-1
-4
-5
-7
-10
-8
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
 chill °C
-8
-10
-16
-11
-5
-9
-7
-8
-9
-9
-15
-16
-14
-11
-11
-9
-4
-6
Freezing level m
1900
1700
1050
1000
1850
1100
1350
1650
2150
1100
1250
500
850
1250
900
1300
1550
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-11-7-3-1-3-5-7-12-14-15-16-15-13-11-10-10-4-4-9-5-2-1-2-3-4-9-10-12-12-10-10-8-7-7-1-2-6-30-2-1-1-2-5-7-10-8-6-7-5-4-422-3-11-2011-2-3-7-4-3-3-1-1-255-124134421-301-134188357477854-1352674
Sunrise
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
Sunset
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:34
6:36
6:37

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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 Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
55 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
71 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 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.