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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 19mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1550
1000
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1550
1550
1500
km/h
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
30
WNW
60
NW
65
NW
65
NW
50
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
35
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
24
15
22
10
12
14
6
3
2
—
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
19
max °C
-5
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
min °C
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
 chill °C
-13
-9
-9
-12
-13
-14
-10
-8
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
Freezing level m
1300
1600
1250
1750
1800
1900
2350
2650
2750
2650
2750
2700
2700
2700
2600
2650
2700
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-5-3-5-5-6-3-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-6-3-3-3-3-3011121111112-4-2-2-1-1-1344454444445-10-121357778777777834255681010101110101010111111675889121313131413131313141414
Sunrise
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:24
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:29
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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 Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 19mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu 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.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 135).
71 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the S
(17 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.