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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1650
1550
km/h
40
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
40
NW
75
NW
70
NW
70
NW
65
WNW
50
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
28
8
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
2
1
0
0
-1
0
0
-3
-3
-1
-2
-6
-5
-2
-2
0
min °C
-1
1
1
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-7
-6
-3
-2
-3
 chill °C
-9
-5
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-13
-15
-14
-12
-13
-17
-13
-11
-10
-12
Freezing level m
2650
3350
3250
3000
2800
2750
2950
2500
2250
2250
2700
2600
2150
1050
1650
2300
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1210-1-10-2-4-3-2-3-7-6-3-2-211211220-1-121-3-5-2-1-13133245212441-30105134367444764-21218468610106771010715541171011913141010111313105898
Sunrise
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:45
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
57 minutes ago
16°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
57 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
57 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).

* 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.