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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1650
1550
4650
1700
1600
km/h
55
WNW
65
WNW
70
WSW
65
SSW
45
SSW
45
WSW
50
W
65
WNW
70
NW
15
WSW
45
WSW
5
SW
30
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
11
11
7
18
2
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-9
-6
-1
1
-2
-4
-4
-12
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-7
-7
-14
-7
-4
-1
-3
-5
-10
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-9
 chill °C
-18
-19
-29
-19
-13
-10
-13
-16
-19
-24
-26
-25
-26
-22
-22
-19
-16
-16
Freezing level m
1900
1700
1100
1000
1900
1100
1450
1700
2050
950
1300
700
900
1300
1050
1300
1500
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-12-7-30-3-5-7-13-13-14-15-14-13-11-10-9-4-4-9-4-2-1-2-3-5-9-10-11-11-10-9-8-6-7-1-1-6-30-2-1-1-3-6-6-8-7-6-6-5-4-522-4-11-2010-3-2-6-3-2-3-1-1-355-124134312-202-1331883574776551453674
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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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.
39 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
49 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
49 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
49 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 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.