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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1550
2600
1850
1600
1050
1550
1900
1000
1600
1600
km/h
35
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
60
W
65
WNW
85
W
20
WSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
1
min °C
-11
-8
-4
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-5
-4
-1
 chill °C
-22
-16
-12
-7
-8
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-11
-12
-10
-13
-11
-11
-6
Freezing level m
1300
950
1950
1950
1250
1700
1700
1200
2300
2600
2850
2550
2700
2200
2200
2050
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-6-4-2-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-2-1-3-5-40-7-5-2-1-2-2-1-100100-1-2-20-4-400-2-1-1-1112221111-2-321-211-2224432332205424425567666655387577489910109997
Sunrise
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
Sunset
7:42
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:44
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 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.