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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1650
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1700
1550
2700
2150
km/h
50
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
60
WNW
60
WNW
85
W
65
SSW
45
SSW
45
WSW
55
W
85
WNW
70
NW
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
9
9
9
9
18
2
7
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-6
-6
-9
-6
-2
0
-2
-4
-4
-13
-13
-14
-16
-14
-10
min °C
-5
-4
-6
-6
-7
-13
-8
-4
-2
-3
-5
-11
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-12
 chill °C
-13
-11
-16
-17
-19
-28
-20
-13
-11
-13
-17
-20
-25
-27
-28
-25
-25
-20
Freezing level m
1300
1650
1500
1850
1800
1100
1150
1800
1150
1400
1700
2100
900
1250
450
950
1150
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-5-6-7-11-7-3-1-3-5-8-14-14-15-16-15-11-3-2-3-4-4-9-5-2-2-2-3-6-10-10-12-12-11-9-2-1-1-2-1-6-3-1-2-1-1-3-7-6-9-8-7-7-10122-3-11-2010-3-3-5-4-4-533355-124134302-210-3676883574776452441
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:34
6:36

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
47 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
53 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
47 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
47 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
47 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 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.