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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 37mm) on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 56mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
thunderstorm
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
risk tstorm
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
2
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
4
8
20
5
0.6
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
50
max °C
4
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
5
min °C
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
4
1
1
2
3
 chill °C
-5
-4
-3
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
1
-5
-6
-5
-3
Freezing level m
2350
2250
2450
2350
2350
2550
3250
3250
3100
2800
2700
2800
2700
2450
2400
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-5-3-2110-1-1-1-1-3-3-1-1-1-1-2-111221121-10233323313324422345665551353674457999898478691077810121212111212710129131410111113
Sunrise
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:43
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 37mm) on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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

Heavy rain (total 56mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
heavy rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).

* 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.