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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
2350
1050
1000
1050
1000
1000
1550
1900
1500
1500
1950
2050
1550
km/h
20
SSW
60
W
10
SW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
0
NNW
10
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
40
SSE
45
S
35
S
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Snowflake cm
3
1
4
11
17
18
 mm
max °C
-12
-13
-14
-16
-14
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-5
-5
-5
-7
-15
-9
-7
min °C
-12
-13
-16
-16
-15
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-5
-6
-13
-15
-14
-7
 chill °C
-21
-27
-26
-26
-24
-22
-18
-20
-20
-15
-10
-14
-13
-14
-23
-28
-27
-17
Freezing level m
1100
1250
500
800
1050
600
900
1250
1150
1400
1350
900
1350
1700
1500
900
1100
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-15-16-15-12-11-10-10-10-10-8-5-6-10-15-12-7-9-9-12-12-11-10-9-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-7-12-9-6-6-6-9-9-8-7-6-5-5-4-4-5-2-2-5-8-6-5-2-2-6-5-4-5-4-2-2-1-1-3-11-2-4-4-422-3-10-302222-1341-10-2550331455663775432
Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
7:20
Sunset
6:34
6:36
6:37
6:37
6:38
7:39

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

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.
29 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 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.