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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1650
1550
1500
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1600
1550
1550
km/h
45
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
30
SSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
40
SSW
15
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
37
4
1
4
 mm
max °C
-8
-12
-12
-5
-7
-7
-5
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-10
-13
-13
-10
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-20
-21
-18
-19
-21
-15
-11
-12
-11
-8
-12
Freezing level m
1300
1100
1150
650
1400
1350
950
1350
1200
1450
1550
1750
1250
1400
1500
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-13-13-8-7-8-7-8-8-8-6-5-4-4-3-4-7-10-10-7-5-5-5-6-6-5-4-3-4-3-2-3-4-6-7-6-3-3-4-3-4-4-2-1-3-2-1-2-1-2-4-5-1-1-3-1-3-211-1-10-121-1-322-12124423325531663545886775
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:45
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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 180).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
59 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
7°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.