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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 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 Thu night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1600
1600
1550
1600
1500
1500
1500
km/h
30
SSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
50
WSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
W
65
WNW
70
NW
50
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
11
53
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-7
-5
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
min °C
-9
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-9
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-9
 chill °C
-18
-19
-18
-16
-17
-16
-21
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-14
-17
-18
-20
Freezing level m
700
1250
1400
900
1200
1250
1250
1450
1600
1350
1350
1750
1600
1800
1750
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-6-7-7-8-5-4-5-4-4-5-6-6-7-6-4-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-4-3-2-4-3-4-4-5-3-3-4-3-4-4-2-2-3-2-1-2-1-1-1-5-1-1-4-2-3-200-2-110112-222-12113423434461663544775786889
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27

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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 Thu night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue 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.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
38 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours 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.