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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 108mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1600
1600
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
45
NW
55
NW
55
NW
40
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
10
4
—
—
1
10
 mm
0.2
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
1.5
19
30
78
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
4
3
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-1
min °C
4
3
3
2
0
2
3
2
3
3
-5
-5
-4
-6
-4
-3
-2
 chill °C
2
0
-1
-3
-5
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-13
-14
-11
-12
-10
-10
-9
Freezing level m
3550
3400
3200
2750
1950
3200
3200
2400
2650
2700
2800
1300
1400
750
1200
1500
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
321-1-211-2-2-2-7-11-11-8-8-8-84321-122021-4-8-8-7-6-6-554331343440-5-4-6-4-3-265551455663-1-1-4-10197884898910623-2235121012117111211121310662678
Sunrise
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—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 108mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
49 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
49 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
49 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
49 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.