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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 149mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1500
1550
1600
1600
1550
1600
1650
1600
1550
1600
1000
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
45
NW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
55
NW
45
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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1
33
1
3
6
5
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—
—
—
—
—
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8
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
23
48
78
max °C
-3
-4
0
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
3
4
4
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-6
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
3
4
4
 chill °C
-10
-11
-13
-13
-14
-15
-12
-8
-11
-7
-4
-6
-7
-8
-9
-4
-2
-1
Freezing level m
1250
1350
1750
1250
1200
850
1300
1400
900
1350
1750
1350
1750
1800
2050
2450
2600
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-8-13-13-12-12-11-9-7-4-4-5-6-5-3-3-2-5-7-5-10-10-9-8-8-7-5-3-3-3-4-2011-3-4-2-6-6-6-5-4-5-3-1-2-1-11344-1-11-2-3-3-1-1-3-11-12246872242102303435571011106685535647868810131414
Sunrise
6:26
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—
6:26
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—
6:24
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—
6:22
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—
6:22
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—
6:20
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Sunset
—
8:19
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—
8:20
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—
8:21
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—
8:22
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—
8:23
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—
8:24
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 149mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales 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.
38 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
35 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
48 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
38 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 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.