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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1650
1700
1700
1700
1550
1650
1650
1700
km/h
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
N
15
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
4
2
1
1
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
18
42
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
3
1
0
-3
-3
-6
-4
-3
-1
2
3
2
3
3
3
min °C
4
3
1
0
-3
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
-3
1
2
1
2
3
2
 chill °C
-1
-2
-3
-4
-7
-7
-11
-15
-12
-10
-9
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
0
Freezing level m
2800
2700
2550
2150
1800
1450
1500
700
1100
1300
1150
2200
2500
2400
2450
2650
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-4-6-7-10-11-10-8-7-4-3-2-3-3-2-122-1-3-5-7-8-8-6-5-3-10-10114421-2-4-4-6-4-3-2232333775411-1-4-3-2-1454664101087443-122278799713131110877256410119121210
Sunrise
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
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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 70mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). 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.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
58 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
55 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
55 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
55 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 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.