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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1600
1700
1750
1650
9300
1550
1650
1000
1500
1500
1000
1700
1000
1900
km/h
15
SSW
25
S
10
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
NNW
40
NW
25
NNW
10
NNE
0
NE
5
S
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
10
4
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
min °C
-3
-2
-1
0
1
0
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
 chill °C
-9
-8
-6
0
-1
0
-1
-4
-9
-9
-9
-14
-13
-8
-5
-2
-3
-2
Freezing level m
2000
1950
2000
3200
3050
2750
3000
2750
2100
1550
1900
1500
1800
2150
2100
2100
2350
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-100-10-1-2-3-3-4-6-5-5-4-3-2-3-2-111111-1-2-2-3-4-2-3-2-10-10-111222-1-10-1-1101222212233301202424445535556634535757879858979105886810910119
Sunrise
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 2500 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.
44 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
44 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).

* 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.