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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1750
1650
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
km/h
20
WNW
10
W
30
SW
40
WNW
30
WNW
65
NW
40
W
20
SSW
35
WSW
55
W
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
18
1
1
6
2
23
11
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-5
-4
-2
-4
-10
-12
-8
-10
-10
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-10
-10
-7
-5
-3
-8
-15
-14
-9
-12
-11
-8
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
 chill °C
-16
-16
-14
-14
-10
-19
-24
-23
-18
-23
-22
-17
-11
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
Freezing level m
1450
1450
1000
1750
2200
1750
1500
1100
600
1100
1350
1050
1400
2100
1650
1500
2100
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-6-5-3-6-13-13-9-11-11-6-3-2-1-1-10-7-7-5-3-1-4-9-10-7-9-8-5-2-1-1-1-10-3-3-3-11-1-5-7-6-5-5-4-10-100-10-1-2231-2-4-5-3-2-311-111-143156420-2221453442774897542564786785
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
7:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:38
—
—
7:39
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue 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.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
46 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
6°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.