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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1000
1550
2450
1700
2100
1000
1000
950
1600
1600
1700
1050
1050
1050
1650
1600
km/h
0
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
20
WNW
10
S
15
S
5
SSW
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
min °C
-1
-1
-2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
-1
0
1
-1
0
1
-1
 chill °C
-1
-5
-6
-5
-3
-6
-7
-7
-4
-3
-5
-1
0
0
-4
-2
-1
-4
Freezing level m
1800
1750
1200
2200
2700
2700
2250
2000
2550
2100
1950
2100
3250
3250
1500
1650
2450
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-1-1-1-2-3-3-4-3-111-1-1-1-2-2-1-2000-1-1-1-2-2-111-1-10-1-1-1-101100200-111-101-111-12332252211202214425655586535535647858988811985895896
Sunrise
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
7:44
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat night). 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.
35 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
45 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).

* 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.