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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1650
1550
km/h
15
W
45
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
70
WNW
65
WNW
40
SW
60
SSW
55
SSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
80
W
70
NW
15
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
11
20
15
24
1
3
 mm
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-3
-7
-7
-10
-8
-4
-1
-3
-4
-4
-12
-13
-13
min °C
-7
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-14
-10
-6
-2
-3
-5
-10
-13
-13
-16
 chill °C
-15
-13
-12
-18
-19
-20
-26
-23
-17
-9
-12
-17
-19
-24
-25
-24
Freezing level m
1100
1300
1600
1350
1750
1700
550
1050
1600
1100
1450
1700
2100
1000
1300
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-5-5-7-8-12-9-5-2-3-5-7-13-13-15-5-3-3-3-4-5-10-7-3-2-2-3-5-9-9-11-4-2-1-2-2-2-7-4-2-2-1-1-3-6-6-8-3-11012-4-21-2111-3-2-5033345-113144411-33676782564777451
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:34

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue 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.
54 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC170E43S
71 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 227).
- km
71 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 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.