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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1550
2200
1550
1550
1600
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1550
2850
1600
1600
km/h
40
W
40
W
50
NW
20
WNW
35
SSW
50
WSW
45
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
5
S
5
NW
20
W
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
1
28
16
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—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-11
-11
-9
-12
-9
-5
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
1
min °C
-5
-4
-7
-16
-15
-12
-13
-10
-9
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
-2
 chill °C
-14
-13
-18
-29
-27
-25
-25
-19
-19
-12
-7
-8
-7
-7
-4
0
-4
-10
Freezing level m
1750
2100
1750
1050
1100
700
1150
1250
800
1900
2000
1450
1450
2300
3200
3150
3250
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-6-14-13-11-13-10-7-3-2-2-1-1111-1-3-2-3-10-10-8-10-7-6-2-1-2-101110-11-1-7-7-7-6-4-400-2-101221231-4-4-5-2-2-311-101133256400-2220542454665897441553875786997
Sunrise
6:22
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—
7:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:38
—
—
7:39
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu 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.
50 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
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.