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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly stormy winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1500
1500
1500
6750
1550
1550
1500
km/h
40
NNW
50
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
60
WNW
60
WNW
45
W
40
SSW
65
SSW
25
SW
40
WSW
60
W
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
19
47
6
1
7
10
28
14
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-8
-9
-4
-5
-7
-5
-7
-6
-9
-10
-4
-1
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-11
-11
-7
-2
-2
-5
-10
 chill °C
-17
-16
-17
-14
-16
-14
-15
-15
-18
-19
-23
-22
-19
-10
-10
-17
-17
Freezing level m
1700
1450
1300
1250
1000
1150
1550
1150
1500
1700
1350
1300
1600
1800
1400
1800
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7-7-7-10-11-6-2-2-4-7-5-5-6-7-5-4-5-5-4-4-8-8-4-1-1-3-5-2-3-4-4-4-2-2-3-2-1-5-4-2-1-1-1-211-2-2-3-10-211-3-11-10114422-123234033234477553575773665777
Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
Sunset
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32

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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 Thu night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 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.