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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 183mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1600
1550
1500
1550
1600
km/h
20
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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4
8
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 mm
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28
63
57
15
8
12
6
5
3
1.3
1.9
12
22
5
2
max °C
0
-1
1
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
6
5
5
min °C
-1
-1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
5
5
5
 chill °C
-7
-9
-8
-5
-3
-2
-2
0
0
1
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
0
1
2
Freezing level m
1800
1800
1900
2350
2500
2650
2600
2600
2650
2650
2700
2550
2600
2700
2800
2950
2900
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
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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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8:23
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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 moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 183mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh 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.
27 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
24 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
27 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
27 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
27 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).

* 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.