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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
2300
6400
1550
1600
1000
1000
1000
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1850
km/h
20
SSW
60
W
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
W
40
W
30
W
60
NW
25
SE
25
SSE
45
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
3
2
2
1
35
11
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
-11
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-6
-5
-5
-6
-12
-12
-7
min °C
-12
-13
-16
-16
-15
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-5
-6
-8
-15
-15
-10
 chill °C
-21
-27
-25
-25
-23
-22
-19
-20
-19
-16
-13
-13
-14
-15
-17
-27
-26
-22
Freezing level m
1150
1250
400
800
1100
600
900
1300
1200
1300
1450
1100
1400
1800
1700
1000
1050
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-15-16-15-12-11-10-10-10-10-8-5-6-7-14-14-9-9-9-12-12-11-10-9-7-7-7-7-6-4-4-5-10-10-8-6-6-9-8-7-7-6-4-5-4-4-4-2-1-2-7-7-6-2-2-5-4-4-5-3-1-2-1-1-3012-3-4-522-2-10-30213313451-1-3551331464674778431
Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
7:20
Sunset
6:34
6:36
6:37
6:37
6:38
7:39

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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat 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.
35 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
moderate rain
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 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.