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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1550
1650
1600
1600
1750
1700
1850
2500
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
km/h
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
50
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
8
10
20
—
—
—
 mm
0.7
6
—
0.3
0.9
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
-1
-1
0
1
0
min °C
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-3
 chill °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-8
-8
-10
-8
-5
-6
-12
Freezing level m
2850
2850
2700
2800
2850
2850
2750
2800
2750
2900
2900
2700
2500
2350
2300
2350
2600
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-3-3-5-5-4-3-32322222212200-1-2-11-266455444454333234189778677677666566212121010119101091110999899515151314141214141214131312121112128
Sunrise
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

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.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
37 minutes ago
18°C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
15°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 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.