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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
2150
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1550
1600
km/h
25
WNW
10
WSW
30
SW
45
W
30
WNW
65
NW
25
WNW
30
SSW
40
WSW
50
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
21
1
1
4
2
18
13
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-5
-4
-3
-5
-10
-12
-9
-12
-9
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-10
-10
-7
-5
-4
-7
-15
-15
-10
-12
-11
-7
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-16
-16
-14
-14
-12
-17
-27
-26
-22
-24
-21
-16
-11
-8
-6
-6
-8
-5
Freezing level m
1450
1450
1050
1750
2050
1800
1200
1100
700
1100
1250
900
1900
1950
1850
1450
1850
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-6-5-4-6-13-14-10-12-10-5-3-2-2-1-1-2-7-6-5-3-2-4-10-10-8-9-7-5-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-4-4-11-1-7-7-7-6-5-4-10-1-10-10-1-2231-3-4-5-3-2-411011-133155410-222-1443442765887432553886774
Sunrise
6:24
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—
6:22
—
—
7:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:38
—
—
7:39
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
heavy rain
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
57 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
57 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.