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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
2000
km/h
65
WSW
35
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
40
WNW
75
WNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
15
N
10
NW
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
18
25
55
5
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-9
-8
-6
min °C
-8
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-7
 chill °C
-20
-14
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-14
-20
-17
-16
-16
-16
-13
-12
Freezing level m
1400
1550
1750
1350
1700
1850
1950
1900
1950
1750
1650
1750
1200
1050
1200
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-7-7-7-8-9-9-7-5-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-3-4-5-4-6-7-6-5-3-2-1-2-1-1-10-1-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-111-111222111-2-3-3-3344245455444211-16775887897785443
Sunrise
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:28
6:29

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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 -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue 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.
31 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
38 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
31 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
31 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
31 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 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.