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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1750
1650
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1600
km/h
100
NW
130
NW
75
NW
45
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
55
W
65
WNW
40
W
55
W
90
W
50
WSW
60
W
70
W
30
SW
20
WSW
25
W
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
15
13
55
—
—
1
—
9
44
2
4
24
—
9
10
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
0
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-13
-12
-7
-6
-8
-4
-3
-2
-1
min °C
-2
-3
-8
-10
-11
-10
-8
-9
-12
-13
-12
-11
-9
-10
-8
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-14
-15
-16
-21
-21
-22
-18
-21
-24
-25
-25
-25
-21
-23
-20
-11
-9
-11
Freezing level m
2800
2600
2950
1650
1400
1100
1350
1450
1650
1150
1250
1550
1300
1300
1350
1200
1800
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-4-10-11-10-8-9-10-13-12-9-8-9-6-3-3-211-1-7-7-7-5-6-7-10-9-7-6-7-5-3-2-2432-3-4-5-3-3-4-6-5-5-4-4-3-2-1-26651-1-2-10-1-2-2-2-1-1-2-11-2998531333222222242121211865766556655685
Sunrise
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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.
44 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
656m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
54 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
54 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
44 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
44 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
54 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (50 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
54 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 315 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.