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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1000
1600
1700
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1700
1600
1550
1500
km/h
10
W
10
W
20
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
25
SW
25
W
55
WNW
85
NW
105
NW
90
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
40
W
65
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
18
19
61
—
1
—
—
2
28
 mm
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
3
1
-1
-1
1
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-8
-11
-9
-7
-8
-6
min °C
3
3
1
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-4
-1
-3
-7
-9
-11
-12
-7
-8
-7
 chill °C
0
0
-5
-7
-9
-10
-6
-9
-14
-12
-16
-16
-18
-20
-22
-16
-18
-18
Freezing level m
3450
3500
3400
3200
2800
1750
3050
3050
2250
2900
2750
2850
1700
1600
900
1250
1600
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3321-1-21-1-3-1-2-4-9-11-11-7-8-744321-122021-1-6-7-8-5-5-4564430342442-3-4-6-3-3-177565145577611-3-102101089848881010944034513131013127111211131312884678
Sunrise
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
53 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
53 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
53 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).

* 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.