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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1050
1600
1600
1650
1000
1650
1650
1650
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
15
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
20
W
25
W
35
WNW
70
NW
75
NW
65
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
10
11
29
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
27
max °C
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
3
min °C
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
0
0
2
1
-1
1
1
-1
 chill °C
-3
-5
-4
-2
-2
4
3
-3
-3
-7
-6
-2
-5
-8
-8
-9
-9
Freezing level m
3300
3000
3050
3150
3100
3450
3400
3450
3200
2850
2500
3150
3100
2350
2800
2800
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
210113221-1-11-1-3-1-1-2322234433102202214334566543134344464556896752565677968991112810858989101011911121214151113127111212121313
Sunrise
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
Sunset
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon 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.
53 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).

* 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.