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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 146mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1750
1550
1600
1500
1550
1650
1550
1550
1500
1600
km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
50
NW
65
NW
40
NW
5
NW
20
W
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
50
WNW
30
W
25
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
2
34
—
—
13
1
10
—
 mm
0.1
0.3
4
29
24
89
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
2
4
4
5
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-5
-4
-2
-3
-3
-6
min °C
2
3
2
4
3
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-3
-6
-7
 chill °C
-2
-2
-4
-3
-5
-4
-5
-9
-10
-9
-11
-13
-13
-11
-13
-12
-14
-13
Freezing level m
3150
2950
2300
2850
2750
2950
1650
1800
1250
1350
1450
1700
1150
1400
1350
1600
1500
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00-3-1-2-4-9-10-10-8-10-9-12-11-10-9-12-1112-1210-6-6-7-5-7-6-9-7-7-6-8-9332443-2-3-4-3-4-3-5-4-4-3-5-745576622-2-100-2-1-11-1-5788109955233323342-2101211131312986767666862
Sunrise
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 146mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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.
33 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
30 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
53 minutes ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
53 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
33 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
33 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (39 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
53 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
53 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 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.