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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 145mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1650
1550
1600
1500
1500
1550
1550
km/h
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
50
NW
65
NW
40
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
9
9
2
1
 mm
—
—
0.1
0.3
—
23
25
96
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
3
3
2
4
4
5
-3
-4
-4
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
-5
min °C
2
0
2
3
2
3
3
-1
-4
-4
-6
-2
-2
-2
-1
-4
-6
 chill °C
-3
-5
-2
-1
-3
-4
-5
-6
-9
-9
-10
-7
-8
-8
-8
-11
-12
Freezing level m
2750
2200
3100
2850
2300
2750
2700
2900
1500
1500
900
1300
1750
1700
1750
1600
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-10-1-3-1-2-4-10-11-9-5-7-7-7-11-111-111021-1-7-8-7-3-4-5-4-7-921332442-4-4-5-2-2-2-1-4-6424546660-1-4-11210-474787910933-1355540107101211121312773688873
Sunrise
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 145mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
27 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
27 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
27 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 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.