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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 -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, 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 -2°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW 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
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
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
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
NW
10
W
20
WSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
65
WNW
55
W
15
S
40
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
9
15
4
3
2
24
9
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-5
-4
-3
-4
-7
-9
-7
-10
-8
-4
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-5
-4
-6
-11
-12
-8
-10
-9
-7
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-19
-19
-19
-17
-15
-14
-14
-13
-16
-20
-20
-16
-22
-21
-16
-10
-9
-8
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 -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, 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 -2°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 3004 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).

* 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.