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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1850
1750
1900
2000
1800
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
1600
1600
1700
1600
1600
1700
km/h
20
NNE
10
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
55
N
55
N
45
NNW
35
WNW
30
W
40
WNW
40
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
15
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
8
11
30
14
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
0
min °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-7
-5
-8
-10
-10
-14
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-9
-10
-9
-7
-8
-7
-8
Freezing level m
2650
2800
2500
2700
2850
2350
2400
2450
2400
2250
2400
1400
2500
2850
3000
2600
2750
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-2-2-2-3-5-4-5-4-20-1-1-1-1-1-111122-1-10-2-1-11111111333553332221232232555785665541453353988111199108874796785121211141512131312121171112910128
Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
Sunset
—
8:35
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 3004 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.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).

* 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.