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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1800
1750
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
5
W
20
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
5
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
0.4
24
32
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
3
2
4
4
3
1
-2
-4
-5
-6
-4
-3
0
2
3
3
min °C
4
1
1
4
3
3
-1
-6
-5
-6
-7
-5
-3
-3
1
3
2
 chill °C
2
-4
-5
-1
-1
-1
-6
-9
-8
-15
-16
-12
-9
-9
-3
0
0
Freezing level m
3400
2850
2350
2900
2600
2550
2150
1400
1350
1400
650
1100
1350
1500
2300
2650
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-1-2-2-3-3-6-9-12-12-11-9-7-4-3-1-1410210-3-7-8-9-9-7-5-3-1115224430-4-5-6-7-5-3-22336447763-2-1-2-4-3-10554967101096232-12238871391013131210575256511129
Sunrise
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).

* 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.