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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1600
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
70
WSW
45
SW
30
WSW
60
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
45
WNW
80
WNW
50
NW
35
N
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
10
26
21
 mm
max °C
-5
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-8
-6
-6
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-9
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-7
-8
-8
-10
 chill °C
-19
-17
-16
-21
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-13
-11
-15
-19
-19
-17
-18
Freezing level m
900
1100
1150
1350
1450
1600
1200
1500
1750
1600
1900
1950
1750
1650
1650
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-5-6-8-7-8-5-5-5-5-4-3-4-3-3-3-2-3-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-2-2-3-2-1-200-2-2-2-2-3-2-3-200-2111221111-11014414435544443534775776998777
Sunrise
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
Sunset
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:28

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

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

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.
45 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).

* 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.