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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 297mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1600
1650
1800
1600
1600
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1050
km/h
25
W
30
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
45
NNW
30
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
4
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—
—
—
—
—
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8
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
19
47
79
111
4
1
1.6
max °C
-6
-5
-4
-6
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
3
3
3
5
4
4
3
min °C
-7
-5
-4
-7
-4
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
3
3
4
3
4
2
 chill °C
-15
-13
-8
-13
-9
-4
-6
-7
-9
-8
-4
-4
1
1
2
-2
Freezing level m
750
1250
1350
650
1250
1650
1250
1650
1800
2150
2450
2600
2850
2600
2700
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:24
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—
6:22
—
—
6:22
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6:20
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6:18
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Sunset
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—
8:21
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8:22
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8:23
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8:24
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8:27
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 297mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 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.