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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1700
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1650
1550
2300
5550
2400
1700
km/h
55
WNW
70
WNW
65
WSW
60
SSW
45
SSW
40
WSW
55
W
75
WNW
70
NW
15
WSW
65
W
10
S
30
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
13
10
7
18
4
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-9
-6
-2
0
-2
-4
-4
-11
-13
-14
-16
-14
-12
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-7
-7
-13
-7
-4
-1
-3
-6
-10
-13
-14
-16
-16
-15
-13
-11
-10
-10
 chill °C
-17
-19
-27
-18
-13
-10
-13
-18
-18
-25
-28
-26
-27
-25
-22
-20
-16
-17
Freezing level m
1900
1700
1050
1000
1850
1100
1350
1650
2150
1100
1250
500
850
1250
900
1300
1550
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-11-7-3-1-3-5-7-12-14-15-16-15-13-11-10-10-4-4-9-5-2-1-2-3-4-9-10-12-12-10-10-8-7-7-1-2-6-30-2-1-1-2-5-7-10-8-6-7-5-4-422-3-11-2011-2-3-7-4-3-3-1-1-255-124134421-301-134188357477854-1352674
Sunrise
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
Sunset
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:34
6:36
6:37

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu 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.
29 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
35 minutes ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
39 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
39 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 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.