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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1600
1550
4650
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1750
1600
1600
1550
km/h
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
40
WNW
60
WNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
N
35
N
20
N
5
SW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
21
35
77
21
16
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-4
-7
 chill °C
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-12
-14
-17
-17
-17
-18
-16
-13
-9
-12
-11
-18
Freezing level m
1850
1400
1850
1850
1850
1850
1850
1650
1650
1700
1450
1300
1350
1800
2000
2050
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-7-7-8-7-6-6-5-4-5-3-3-2-2-3-2-3-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-3-2-3-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-2-11-1-21-2111121110-1023214254455444322564386886887776558986
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:28
6:29
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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.