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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 11 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 Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
km/h
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
60
WSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
45
WNW
70
WNW
60
NNW
40
NW
20
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
37
6
 mm
max °C
-7
-5
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-5
-7
-10
min °C
-9
-6
-7
-7
-8
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-8
-6
-9
-13
 chill °C
-21
-16
-17
-16
-20
-12
-12
-11
-11
-14
-12
-14
-17
-20
-17
-18
-23
Freezing level m
1450
850
1200
1150
1300
1550
1550
1200
1450
1750
1600
1900
1900
1700
1750
1700
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-6-8-6-8-12-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-5-4-5-9-3-4-3-4-4-2-2-3-2-1-2-1-1-2-1-3-6-1-4-2-3-200-211122120-43-120133144455554-162544775786898873
Sunrise
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:28

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

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
32 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (48 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 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.