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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1750
1600
1550
1500
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1600
1550
1550
1650
1500
1500
km/h
10
WNW
10
SSE
30
SSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
65
W
30
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
55
WNW
80
NW
45
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
1
4
1
19
32
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-5
-7
-6
-5
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-13
-13
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-7
-6
-5
-14
 chill °C
-18
-20
-18
-18
-18
-20
-18
-19
-22
-14
-11
-10
-10
-11
-17
-17
-17
-27
Freezing level m
1150
1200
700
1500
1400
950
1250
1150
1400
1500
1700
1400
1300
1550
1300
1650
1800
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-6-5-4-4-4-6-6-5-10-9-10-6-5-4-5-5-6-6-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-7-6-7-6-3-3-4-3-4-4-2-1-3-2-1-2-2-1-4-2-4-5-1-1-3-1-3-211-2-10-112-11-1-332-1212442343452531663545775675785
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27

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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Tue 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.
38 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
light snow
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
light snow
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
5°C
moderate snow
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).

* 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.