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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1650
1600
1550
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
1000
1000
km/h
30
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
W
30
WNW
60
NW
70
NW
55
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
2
7
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—
—
—
—
—
—
8
18
13
8
1
5
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
32
16
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-5
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
1
2
2
1
2
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-6
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
1
0
1
 chill °C
-20
-21
-22
-18
-14
-16
-14
-8
-7
-12
-13
-13
-10
-9
-7
-5
-6
-4
Freezing level m
1250
1200
750
1300
1300
850
1250
1650
1200
1800
1750
2000
2250
2400
2600
2750
2500
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-13-12-11-10-8-5-3-5-6-5-4-3-2-1-2-2-10-10-10-9-8-8-6-3-2-3-3-2-101212-6-7-7-5-5-6-3-1-2-1-11234544-2-3-5-2-1-4-11-122446786721-223-13425578910119105525636759810111213141213
Sunrise
6:26
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—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:24
—
—
8:27
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW 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.
34 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
23 km S
656m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 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.