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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1600
1550
1600
1600
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
55
NW
40
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
50
WNW
30
W
35
W
45
WSW
40
W
75
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
22
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1
45
1
3
1
2
7
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 mm
48
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-7
-8
-7
-5
-6
-4
-10
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-5
-8
-8
-8
-5
-7
-7
-10
-10
-10
-7
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
 chill °C
-12
-15
-17
-17
-14
-17
-17
-20
-20
-21
-17
-17
-13
-9
-7
-11
Freezing level m
2900
1500
1350
800
1350
1500
1650
1250
1250
750
1400
1500
1000
1250
1700
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-12-11-9-8-9-9-13-13-12-11-8-6-4-3-5-2-8-8-8-5-7-6-10-10-9-7-5-5-3-2-42-5-5-6-3-4-3-6-6-6-4-3-3-2-1-35-1-2-5-1-11-2-2-4-11-3-10-2832-233422034134211762767553774675
Sunrise
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6:28
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6:26
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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Sunset
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—
8:16
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8:19
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8:20
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8:21
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8:22
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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 night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
48 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 90).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
48 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
48 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
48 minutes ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
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.