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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1700
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1650
1650
1500
1500
1600
1550
km/h
20
NW
10
SW
15
W
40
WSW
25
SSW
30
W
70
WNW
70
WNW
65
WSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
60
W
70
NW
45
WSW
80
W
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
12
12
11
26
14
 mm
max °C
-10
-9
-4
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
-4
0
-1
-4
-4
-13
-14
-16
min °C
-11
-10
-7
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-15
-12
-8
-2
-3
-5
-14
-14
-16
-18
 chill °C
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-17
-18
-21
-30
-25
-20
-10
-12
-18
-26
-29
-31
-32
Freezing level m
1350
1400
1000
1250
1700
1300
1650
1700
650
850
1500
1150
1600
1800
2000
900
1050
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-6-5-6-6-6-8-13-11-6-1-2-5-9-14-15-17-8-7-5-3-4-4-4-5-10-8-4-1-1-3-7-11-12-14-5-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-7-6-3-20-1-4-7-8-11-1-2-301011-4-3-1-211-2-4-4-822-124344-1131442-1-1-565367678246477543-2
Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
Sunset
6:29
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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, 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 0°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
4 hours ago
2°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 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.