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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 58mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1650
1550
km/h
20
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
43
10
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
3
3
2
4
5
3
1
2
5
4
1
-2
1
1
1
min °C
3
1
2
2
1
3
4
1
1
1
3
3
0
-4
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
1
1
-4
-6
-6
-4
-3
-6
-9
-6
-5
-6
Freezing level m
2650
3350
3250
3000
2800
2750
2950
2500
2250
2250
2700
2600
2150
1050
1650
2300
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1210-1-10-2-4-3-2-3-7-6-3-2-211211220-1-121-3-5-2-1-13133245212441-30105134367444764-21218468610106771010715541171011913141010111313105898
Sunrise
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:45
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

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

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 58mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

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.
54 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
54 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).

* 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.