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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1650
1550
km/h
40
NNW
30
N
45
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
35
WNW
25
W
55
W
45
SSW
40
SSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
75
W
55
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
14
46
6
4
1
4
1
2
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-7
-5
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-4
-5
-4
-5
-10
-7
-3
-1
-2
-2
-7
 chill °C
-14
-13
-14
-12
-10
-12
-10
-11
-10
-12
-14
-20
-17
-12
-7
-10
-12
-14
Freezing level m
1650
1700
1500
1450
1350
900
1250
1600
1300
1700
1750
1350
1050
1750
1100
1600
1900
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-9-9-6-6-7-6-7-8-12-9-50-4-4-8-5-5-5-6-6-4-3-4-5-4-5-9-6-3-1-2-2-5-2-2-3-3-4-4-2-2-3-2-2-6-4-1-1-1-1-21100-2-3-11-111-3-21-211144332-1333440231444786653676784574777
Sunrise
6:41
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 -3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WNW 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 Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 2500 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.
45 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
55 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
55 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
55 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 0 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.