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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1650
1850
1650
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
6000
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
5
1
—
4
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
0
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
min °C
2
-1
-5
-5
-5
-7
-5
-4
-4
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
4
3
 chill °C
-2
-4
-9
-8
-12
-14
-12
-10
-10
-2
-1
-2
0
1
-2
-1
2
0
Freezing level m
2500
2150
1700
1300
1450
800
1050
1250
1000
2250
2500
2400
2500
2800
2950
3200
3050
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-8-12-11-11-10-8-5-3-2-3-2-101-1-2-1-3-5-8-8-9-8-6-4-11-111122130-3-5-5-7-5-4-3222332344530-1-1-4-3-2-245456446786333-1122777897891012967635541011912129111212
Sunrise
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
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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 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat 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.
56 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
54 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
56 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 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.