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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1600
1600
1550
1550
1550
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
60
WNW
55
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
10
NNW
10
E
35
SE
65
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
12
37
3
—
—
7
8
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-4
-6
-6
-9
-11
-9
-8
-6
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
min °C
-3
-1
-4
-5
-6
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
-7
-5
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-13
-10
-12
-14
-15
-14
-18
-22
-25
-19
-16
-13
-8
-9
-10
-6
-4
-8
Freezing level m
2450
2800
2700
2350
2000
1600
1550
1400
950
1150
1400
1350
2450
2550
2450
2550
2850
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-3-5-6-8-10-11-10-9-7-4-2-2-3-2-1-1110-2-3-5-6-8-8-7-5-300-11113432-1-2-3-5-6-4-3-12223415765310-1-4-2-115556638101086433-1233887995111313111077625661111912128
Sunrise
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

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.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
52 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 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.