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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1650
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
15
SSE
30
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
6
12
3
3
2
18
7
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-2
-4
-7
-6
-7
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
-4
-8
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-16
-14
-14
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-12
-15
-15
-17
-17
-15
-14
-7
-5
-4
Freezing level m
900
1250
1200
1400
1550
1050
1600
2050
1850
1800
1100
700
1150
1300
1150
1300
1950
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-10-9-9-6-5-4-5-9-11-8-10-9-6-3-3-3-9-7-7-6-6-5-3-2-3-6-8-7-7-6-5-2-1-2-6-5-4-3-3-4-11-1-3-6-6-5-4-4-20-1-3-2-2-10-21220-4-5-2-2-3-11102134145530-2221344455675789742565686
Sunrise
6:26
6:24
6:22
7:20
6:18
6:16
Sunset
6:37
6:37
6:38
7:39
6:40
6:42

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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.
36 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
46 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
36 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
36 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
36 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 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.