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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 24mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1000
950
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1600
1600
1550
1600
1600
1700
km/h
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
45
N
40
NNW
40
N
15
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
11
5
8
3
2
3
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
24
10
9
—
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
min °C
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
 chill °C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
Freezing level m
2600
2550
2550
2600
2500
2550
2650
2650
2950
3000
2900
2550
2650
2850
3100
2800
2800
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-2-3-3-2-2-10-2-3-201-1-1-11011001123211322224344334455544544547666667788867756861099109910111111119101189118131212131212141414141412141411131511
Sunrise
6:18
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—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 24mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

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

Moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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.
32 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC170E43S
71 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 22).
- km
71 km SE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 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.