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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1950
2250
1050
1550
1050
1000
1000
1000
1550
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
1550
1500
1550
km/h
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
N
20
WSW
50
W
40
WNW
70
NW
50
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
7
5
2
5
44
10
4
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-5
-5
-4
-4
-8
-10
-8
-9
-7
-5
min °C
-16
-15
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-5
-5
-6
-11
-13
-8
-10
-9
-7
 chill °C
-24
-25
-22
-20
-19
-19
-16
-16
-12
-15
-14
-17
-22
-20
-16
-22
-20
-18
Freezing level m
850
1100
650
900
1250
1100
1450
1450
1350
1450
1950
2200
1600
1150
1000
1100
1300
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-12-11-10-10-9-9-6-5-5-5-10-12-8-10-8-6-12-11-10-9-7-7-6-6-5-3-2-3-7-9-7-7-6-5-8-7-7-6-5-5-3-3-3-200-3-6-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-200-21230-3-4-3-2-2-10-302133345641-1222341454766789743555
Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
7:20
6:18
Sunset
6:36
6:37
6:37
6:38
7:39
6:40

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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.
49 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
59 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
49 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).

* 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.