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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 148mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1550
1500
1500
1550
1850
1600
km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
45
NW
60
NW
50
NW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
25
W
30
WNW
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
2
13
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
2
22
27
97
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-4
min °C
3
2
0
2
3
2
3
3
-1
-3
-4
-6
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-6
 chill °C
-1
-2
-5
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-7
-9
-10
-11
-8
-10
-8
-10
-10
-13
Freezing level m
3200
2850
2200
3150
3150
2350
2750
2800
2900
1650
1550
800
1250
1550
1600
1750
1750
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-110-3-1-2-5-11-12-9-8-8-8-8-8-921-122021-2-7-8-8-5-6-5-5-6-7331343442-3-4-6-3-3-2-2-3-555145466510-4-10221-388489899853-134565012117111211121311873678984
Sunrise
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
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—
8:20
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 148mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong 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.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
38 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
51 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
51 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).

* 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.