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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 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 -15°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
2150
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
1950
1000
1000
km/h
45
W
40
W
55
WNW
20
W
35
SSW
45
WSW
45
W
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
5
SSW
5
W
20
W
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
1
29
16
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—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-11
-11
-9
-12
-9
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
min °C
-5
-3
-7
-15
-15
-10
-13
-11
-8
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
0
 chill °C
-14
-12
-18
-27
-27
-20
-25
-20
-17
-12
-7
-8
-8
-7
-5
0
-5
-5
Freezing level m
1750
2200
1750
1150
1100
650
1100
1250
800
1750
2000
1400
1400
2000
1500
3050
3000
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-6-13-13-10-13-10-7-3-2-2-2-10000-3-1-3-10-10-8-9-8-6-2-1-2-101111-11-1-7-7-7-6-5-4-10-2-101222231-3-4-5-3-2-411-1-11133356400-222-14424436758974315537757769108
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 -15°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
moderate rain
Dry
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 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
49 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
49 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
49 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
19°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.