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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 134mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1000
1600
1700
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1700
1600
1550
1500
km/h
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
45
NW
60
NW
60
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
2
13
 mm
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.1
7
33
26
75
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
4
4
3
1
4
4
3
4
4
5
-2
-3
-5
-2
-2
0
min °C
5
5
3
3
2
-1
2
3
1
4
3
-1
-3
-4
-7
-3
-3
-2
 chill °C
4
3
0
-1
-3
-6
-2
-1
-5
-2
-5
-6
-8
-10
-13
-9
-10
-9
Freezing level m
3450
3500
3400
3200
2800
1750
3050
3050
2250
2900
2750
2850
1700
1600
900
1250
1600
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:35
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—
6:33
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—
6:31
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—
6:30
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—
6:28
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—
6:26
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Sunset
—
8:12
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—
8:13
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—
8:15
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—
8:15
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—
8:16
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—
8:19
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 134mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
47 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
47 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
47 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).

* 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.