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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1600
1550
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1800
2250
km/h
45
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
70
WNW
65
WNW
55
WSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
65
W
80
NW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
25
S
20
S
30
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
10
9
11
13
22
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-6
-7
-10
-8
-4
-1
-2
-4
-3
-12
-13
-14
-17
-14
-12
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-14
-9
-6
-2
-3
-5
-9
-13
-14
-16
-17
-16
-13
 chill °C
-13
-11
-16
-18
-20
-28
-21
-17
-8
-12
-18
-18
-22
-27
-23
-28
-26
-24
Freezing level m
1300
1650
1550
1850
1700
600
1150
1700
1100
1400
1700
2100
1350
1250
700
800
1000
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-6-8-12-9-5-2-3-5-6-13-14-15-17-15-13-3-3-3-4-5-10-6-3-2-2-3-4-9-10-12-13-12-10-2-1-1-1-2-6-4-1-2-1-1-2-5-7-9-9-8-7-10121-3-11-2011-2-3-5-5-5-533355-124134421-2-1-1-2677883574778651330
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:34
6:36

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE 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.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.