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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°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 night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1650
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
km/h
40
SW
40
SW
65
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
50
WNW
75
WNW
40
NW
25
N
30
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
9
26
34
29
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-12
-11
-5
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-12
-12
-11
-10
 chill °C
-17
-17
-20
-14
-12
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-19
-16
-15
-21
-20
-19
-21
Freezing level m
1100
1100
1300
1500
1750
1350
1600
1850
1850
1850
1900
1750
1700
1650
1050
1000
1200
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-9-12-11-8-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-7-9-8-6-4-4-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-5-6-6-5-2-3-111-111122111-2-3-3-311244245455444111-1445775886997774442
Sunrise
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
Sunset
6:22
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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°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 night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

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.
50 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).

* 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.