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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1600
1650
1550
2400
1600
1000
1050
1000
1000
1550
1550
1500
1450
km/h
50
NW
10
SW
45
W
10
W
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
16
5
1
3
3
1
16
 mm
max °C
-1
-9
-9
-11
-12
-11
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-8
-9
-9
-13
-12
-11
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-3
-4
-7
 chill °C
-15
-14
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-14
-14
-14
-13
-7
-10
-9
-11
-14
Freezing level m
2150
1050
1200
500
800
1100
600
950
1350
1100
1400
1450
1000
1700
1900
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-12-13-15-16-15-12-11-10-10-11-10-8-5-7-10-5-9-9-12-12-11-10-8-7-7-7-7-5-3-4-6-2-6-6-9-9-7-7-6-4-5-4-4-4-1-1-31-2-2-6-4-4-5-3-2-2-1-1-2220411-3-10-31223315537550331465664886
Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
Sunset
6:34
6:36
6:37
6:37
6:38

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun 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.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Dry
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 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.