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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Sat afternoon turning to light snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1750
1850
1850
1600
1500
1500
1550
1800
1650
1550
1550
1600
1500
km/h
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
5
SW
5
SE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
35
NW
15
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
 mm
—
—
0.1
—
0.3
0.5
—
0.1
0.2
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
max °C
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
5
6
6
4
2
2
2
min °C
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
4
5
6
5
2
2
2
0
 chill °C
1
1
1
0
0
-3
-4
0
4
3
5
3
-3
-3
-4
-4
Freezing level m
2800
2850
2700
2500
2600
2400
2200
2300
2750
3150
3300
3400
3450
2400
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-2-3-4-5-4-11232-4-4-411100-1-2-123443-1-1-23443332345663221566566556797554481010899899101211798710131311131211121313151410121110
Sunrise
—
6:58
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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—
8:00
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Drizzle on Sat afternoon turning to light snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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.
39 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
38 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).

* 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.