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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 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 -5°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1600
1500
1500
1500
6500
km/h
50
WNW
45
NW
35
N
65
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
60
W
45
W
60
WSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
5
15
34
6
6
2
9
6
11
 mm
max °C
-5
-8
-7
-5
-8
-11
-8
-7
-7
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
-6
0
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-7
-10
-12
-12
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-12
-11
-9
-4
 chill °C
-18
-19
-18
-17
-19
-16
-21
-15
-15
-14
-18
-20
-25
-24
-22
-14
Freezing level m
1700
1600
1650
1650
1550
1300
750
1150
1350
1150
1650
1800
1250
1200
1450
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-6-9-12-10-7-7-6-7-8-11-11-8-2-4-5-5-4-6-8-8-5-4-4-4-5-8-8-5-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-6-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-3-211110-2-4-2-1-112-3-2-1-1444432-12234502227777752566783655
Sunrise
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
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 -5°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the W 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
35 minutes ago
9°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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).

* 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.