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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1600
1600
1550
1550
1550
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
0
NW
5
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
W
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
4
4
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.4
19
49
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
4
2
0
-1
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
min °C
2
4
2
1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-7
-4
-3
-3
2
2
2
2
3
0
 chill °C
-4
-1
-2
-4
-5
-3
-6
-14
-15
-11
-9
-9
-1
-1
-2
0
1
-4
Freezing level m
2450
2800
2700
2350
2000
1600
1550
1400
950
1150
1400
1350
2450
2550
2450
2550
2850
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-3-5-6-8-10-11-10-9-7-4-2-2-3-2-1-1110-2-3-5-6-8-8-7-5-300-11113432-1-2-3-5-6-4-3-12223415765310-1-4-2-115556638101086433-1233887995111313111077625661111912128
Sunrise
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
50 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 310).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.