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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sat night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
2350
1050
1000
1000
1000
1000
1600
1900
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
km/h
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
45
WSW
35
WNW
100
NW
50
W
10
ESE
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
3
1
5
44
7
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-16
-13
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-5
-4
-4
-9
-12
-7
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-12
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-8
-5
-5
-5
-12
-14
-9
 chill °C
-24
-25
-25
-22
-19
-19
-16
-16
-14
-8
-14
-14
-15
-22
-20
-18
Freezing level m
500
750
1050
550
900
1250
900
1350
1450
1100
1400
1600
2050
1650
1050
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
7:20
Sunset
6:36
6:37
6:37
6:38
7:39

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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.

* 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.