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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1600
1600
1550
4600
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1700
1700
1700
1550
km/h
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
25
N
15
NNW
5
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
11
20
46
12
8
4
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
-1
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-4
-2
-1
-3
 chill °C
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-10
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-8
-7
-7
-5
-11
Freezing level m
1650
1750
1400
1750
1850
1900
1900
1900
1650
1650
1650
1500
1550
1700
1750
2100
2350
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-7-7-8-8-6-6-4-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-2-3-4-4-4-5-5-3-4-2-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-1-112-111-111222111101234154255455444434567387688688777777810106
Sunrise
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30

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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 -2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu 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.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 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.