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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
35
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
45
NNW
45
N
55
N
40
NW
25
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
45
W
55
WSW
45
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
22
46
6
5
6
6
8
3
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-8
-7
-6
-14
-13
-8
-8
-9
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
0
0
min °C
-4
-4
-7
-9
-7
-13
-14
-14
-12
-10
-9
-8
-6
-7
-4
-4
-2
-5
 chill °C
-12
-13
-18
-20
-17
-24
-26
-24
-21
-22
-20
-20
-16
-16
-12
-11
-10
-17
Freezing level m
1900
1750
1700
1600
1650
1650
1000
1000
600
900
1450
1700
1750
1900
1300
1450
2250
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-9-7-10-14-14-10-9-9-7-6-7-4-4-1-3-3-3-4-6-5-7-11-10-8-7-6-4-4-4-3-20-2-1-1-2-2-2-4-7-7-7-5-3-2-1-1-1-11-111111-1-3-4-5-3012201105445430-1-2134453443887876432467886776
Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun 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.
52 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
52 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
52 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 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.