Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Heading to Hector on Neil Winchcombe Ridge, Mount Hector

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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 124mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
Wind km/h
10 SE10
10 SE10
5 WNW5
0 WSW0
5 W5
10 WNW10
0 NW0
5 WNW5
10 NW10
20 NNW20
25 WNW25
20 W20
15 WNW15
35 WNW35
20 W20
5 WNW5
10 WSW10
5 SSW5
clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds rain shwrs snow shwrs heavy snow light snow snow shwrs heavy rain heavy snow snow shwrs snow shwrs clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - 5 22 30 - - 51 20 - 1 -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - 4 17 4 9 - 11 3 1 -
High °C
3 5 5 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 2 1 3 3
Low °C
2 4 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 -2 3 0 -2 1 1
Chill °C
1 5 5 3 1 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -4 -4 -3 -3 -4 1 1
Freezing level m
1450 1750 1950 1450 1300 1550 1050 1050 1400 1500 1550 1100 600 1500 1350 600 1200 1400
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-4-4-4-5-6-7-7-8-8-8-10-14-11-10-10-12-11-9-2-2-2-3-4-4-5-6-6-5-6-10-8-7-7-8-8-6-100-2-2-2-4-3-3-2-3-7-4-3-4-6-4-4122000-2-1-100-3-10-1-3-1-1355333123341232133698677456674576466
Sunrise
- 8:11 - - 8:11 - - 8:12 - - 8:12 - - 8:12 - - 8:12 -
Sunset
- - 5:07 - - 5:08 - - 5:08 - - 5:08 - - 5:09 - - 5:09

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 1000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Twizel wx
77 km S
519m alt.
36 minutes ago
2.1° C
partially cloudy
Partly Cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 346).
10.0 km
Haast
101 km SW
4m alt.
2 hours ago
9.6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 140).
Zelkova Geraldine
105 km SE
135m alt.
26 minutes ago
5.9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
TaraHillsAws
109 km S
485m alt.
2 hours ago
3.0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
Hannahs Clearing Haast wx
114 km SW
10m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
16 km

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) and within an acceptable time window.