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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 79mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
cloud
light snow
clear
risk tstorm
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
cloudy
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
1650
1600
1700
1550
1500
1500
1500
1900
1550
1600
km/h
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
20
NW
35
NW
35
NW
45
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
4
—
 mm
38
—
0.6
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
74
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
1
2
6
1
-1
-4
min °C
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
4
1
1
2
2
-1
-3
-4
 chill °C
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
3
2
-4
-6
-4
-4
-8
-9
-9
Freezing level m
2500
2250
2300
2550
3300
3250
3100
2700
2900
2800
2600
2150
2450
2950
2100
1850
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-2210-1-1-1-1-4-3-2-7-8-50-1-111221221-201-4-5-4322323324421240-2-47555135367445742-31088846869107771075-1131111117101191213101011141193
Sunrise
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 79mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 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.