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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
5350
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
45
WNW
60
WNW
45
NNW
50
N
40
NNW
20
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
40
WSW
20
WSW
45
W
45
W
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
17
27
26
5
2
1
4
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-11
-8
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-7
-10
-11
-10
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-11
-12
-11
-12
-14
-18
-18
-18
-20
-19
-14
-17
-12
-14
-16
-16
-16
-16
Freezing level m
1750
1850
1850
1900
1850
1600
1600
1650
1600
1250
1300
1250
1750
1750
1500
1800
1950
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-4-5-6-8-7-8-11-9-7-6-5-5-6-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-4-5-4-5-8-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-5-4-3-1-1-2-1-1-1111221110-2-2-1111121554554443212444454886887776544777787
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
6:24
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat 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.
43 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 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.