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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1700
1650
1650
km/h
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
40
SE
35
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
14
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
10
34
18
1.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-1
min °C
3
5
5
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
-1
-3
-6
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
2
2
2
-4
-3
-4
-1
0
-2
-4
-5
-8
-15
-12
-9
-9
Freezing level m
3200
3350
3350
2850
2400
2550
2600
2650
2550
2150
1900
1650
1000
1150
1250
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
122-1-2-2-2-2-3-6-8-9-10-7-6-533310111-1-3-4-6-8-6-4-44552334431-1-3-5-4-3-3677455665431-4-2-2-28101078810108764-122111131491111131312101073553
Sunrise
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
32 minutes ago
5°C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 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.