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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1000
5700
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
5300
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
50
NNW
50
N
45
NNW
25
N
15
WNW
10
S
30
SW
45
WSW
25
SW
35
W
45
W
35
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
22
19
8
1
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-10
-12
-8
-6
-7
-5
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-8
-8
-7
-10
-11
-12
-12
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
 chill °C
-11
-11
-12
-14
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-19
-17
-15
-16
-16
Freezing level m
1900
1900
1900
1750
1700
1600
1650
1650
1350
1200
650
1250
1550
1650
1800
1850
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-5-7-8-7-8-11-12-10-7-8-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-4-5-4-5-8-9-8-5-5-4-3-4-3-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-5-6-6-3-2-2-1-1-111211111-2-3-5-1012215454444421-223355486877777642677887
Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
6:24
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri 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).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
49 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).

* 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.