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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 56mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1000
1600
1650
1000
1600
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
km/h
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
20
W
45
WNW
65
NW
90
NW
65
NW
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
7
9
25
4
2
—
 mm
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
17
—
40
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
-7
-7
-5
min °C
2
2
4
4
2
2
0
-1
2
1
0
2
1
-5
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-2
-2
3
2
-3
-3
-7
-8
-3
-5
-7
-6
-9
-14
-15
-13
-10
Freezing level m
3200
3200
3500
3500
3450
3250
2850
1700
3150
3100
2450
2950
2800
2850
1600
1500
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
123321-1-21-1-2-1-2-5-11-11-82344321-122122-2-8-7-644564430443542-4-4-45677565155677510-2881010898489910108432121113131013117111212131311775
Sunrise
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
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—
8:16
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 56mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 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.