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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1500
1500
1550
1600
1550
2500
1700
1600
1050
1000
1000
1550
km/h
45
WSW
45
W
75
WNW
70
NW
15
SSW
55
WSW
20
WSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
21
1
4
4
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
1
-1
-4
-4
-12
-12
-14
-17
-14
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-5
min °C
0
-2
-5
-11
-13
-13
-16
-17
-16
-13
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
 chill °C
-6
-12
-16
-19
-21
-26
-24
-27
-25
-23
-18
-18
-18
-17
-14
-10
Freezing level m
1250
1900
1700
2050
1050
1250
700
750
1050
650
950
1200
1100
1400
1500
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-2-5-8-13-13-15-17-15-12-11-10-9-9-8-6-1-1-3-5-9-9-12-13-12-10-9-8-7-6-6-4-10-1-3-6-6-9-9-7-7-6-5-5-4-3-2-2110-2-3-6-5-4-5-3-2-2-100144312-3-1-1-21113334776551331454677
Sunrise
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
6:32
6:34
6:36
6:37
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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat 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.
33 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
33 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
33 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 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.