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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 26 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 32mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1500
1550
1500
1550
1600
1500
1550
1600
1550
km/h
40
WNW
75
NW
100
NW
55
NW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
30
W
30
W
65
WNW
50
WSW
55
WNW
40
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
12
12
24
—
—
2
2
9
28
2
2
14
—
12
1
 mm
—
—
—
32
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
1
2
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-10
-8
-5
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-1
1
0
-4
-6
-7
-8
-5
-6
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
 chill °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-12
-16
-17
-12
-16
-20
-19
-18
-19
-16
-17
-12
Freezing level m
2350
2800
2600
2900
1600
1700
1150
1600
1500
1600
1150
1300
1150
1300
1450
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-4-10-10-10-8-9-11-14-12-9-8-8-6-111-1-6-7-7-5-6-8-10-9-7-6-5-52432-3-3-4-3-3-4-6-5-5-3-3-3466521-100-1-2-2-2-10-2799854243222233110131211885775555664
Sunrise
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
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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 32mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W 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.
30 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
32 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
30 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
30 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
30 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.