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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
1500
1700
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
km/h
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
45
WSW
15
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
40
WNW
55
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
58
6
5
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-6
-9
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-5
-8
-10
 chill °C
-15
-14
-14
-13
-12
-16
-10
-7
-10
-8
-10
-10
-12
-13
-12
-14
-14
-17
Freezing level m
1300
1400
800
1200
1200
1350
1500
1650
1300
1400
1750
1650
1800
1850
1700
1850
1450
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-6-7-7-8-5-5-5-4-5-5-6-6-6-8-11-13-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-4-3-3-3-4-4-3-5-7-10-3-3-4-3-4-3-2-1-3-2-1-2-1-1-1-2-4-7-1-1-3-2-3-211-1-1112222-1-423-121144244355553-1663545775786988862
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:28

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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

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.
57 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
57 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).

* 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.