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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1750
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1050
2850
1550
1000
km/h
60
WNW
25
W
35
S
50
WSW
45
W
25
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
29
23
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-10
-12
-9
-13
-10
-5
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
0
min °C
-6
-15
-15
-11
-13
-11
-10
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-17
-26
-27
-24
-25
-20
-20
-11
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-2
-5
-7
Freezing level m
1700
1050
1050
750
1100
1250
950
1900
1900
1450
1650
1900
1500
3150
2950
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-13-14-10-13-11-8-3-2-2-2-1-100-1-3-10-10-8-10-8-6-2-1-2-1-1-1010-1-7-7-6-6-5-500-1-10-11111-4-4-4-3-3-311-101-12214-1-1-212-14434425547432553776775897
Sunrise
—
7:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:39
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
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—
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 -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
23 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 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.