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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1650
1600
1500
1600
1600
1550
1550
1600
1600
1600
1600
1550
1000
1500
1500
km/h
30
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
60
WNW
30
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
40
NW
65
NW
65
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
54
1
3
8
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
15
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-5
-6
-3
-9
-10
-7
-8
-6
-6
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
0
min °C
-8
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-5
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
 chill °C
-17
-13
-15
-18
-20
-21
-20
-18
-14
-14
-12
-7
-9
-14
-15
-13
Freezing level m
700
1200
1350
1750
1250
1200
750
1400
1400
950
1350
1800
1350
1650
1800
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-8-13-13-12-11-10-8-6-4-4-6-7-5-8-5-6-5-10-10-9-8-7-7-4-2-3-4-4-2-6-3-4-2-6-6-6-5-4-6-2-1-2-1-12-5-2-11-2-3-4-1-1-4-11-1135-222421-123-134346826685536637858912
Sunrise
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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.
53 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
53 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
53 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 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.