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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 281mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
950
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
950
1000
1500
1600
1500
1500
1500
1550
km/h
45
NW
45
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
8
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 mm
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62
61
66
25
17
28
16
7
5
0.6
5
54
8
9
13
max °C
1
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
6
5
min °C
0
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
4
5
4
 chill °C
-8
-5
-2
-2
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
1
1
Freezing level m
1900
2450
2550
2550
2600
2600
2650
2700
2650
2650
2600
2850
3050
2750
3050
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:20
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6:18
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6:16
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6:16
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6:15
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Sunset
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8:24
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8:27
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8:28
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8:29
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8:30
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 281mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
-
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
58 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).

* 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.