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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
5500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
5050
1800
km/h
30
WSW
25
SW
50
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
55
WNW
40
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
10
15
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-9
-8
-4
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-5
-5
-5
-9
-9
-9
-8
 chill °C
-13
-12
-14
-9
-8
-7
-9
-10
-10
-8
-10
-15
-14
-11
-13
-9
-9
-14
Freezing level m
1100
1100
1350
1550
1650
1250
1750
1800
1850
1950
1950
1700
1700
1750
1150
1100
1350
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-7-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-4-7-7-8-10-13-12-8-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-4-5-5-7-9-9-6-4-4-3-2-2-3-1-1-100-2-2-2-4-6-6-5-2-3-201-211122111-1-3-2-311244244455445221-1445775886998785552
Sunrise
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
Sunset
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:28
6:29

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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.
35 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
45 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
45 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
45 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).

* 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.