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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
5300
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
N
15
WNW
15
W
5
SSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
45
WNW
60
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
10
21
21
4
4
9
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-9
-9
-5
-3
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-10
-10
-9
-4
-4
-4
-2
-4
-10
 chill °C
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-13
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-15
-12
-12
-10
-10
-13
-22
Freezing level m
1750
1850
1850
1900
1800
1650
1650
1650
1700
1200
1150
550
1250
1600
1300
1900
1750
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-5-5-6-8-7-8-13-13-9-6-6-5-5-6-9-2-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-6-10-10-7-4-4-3-2-4-7-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-6-6-6-2-2-20-1-4111211111-3-3-5-10021-254455444311-3233442886887777541576875
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
6:24
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat 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.
50 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 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.