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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1550
1500
1500
1550
1850
1600
km/h
30
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
90
NW
100
NW
80
NW
40
W
35
W
20
W
30
WSW
40
W
55
WNW
80
W
65
W
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
12
18
65
—
—
—
—
3
23
4
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-11
-11
-8
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
min °C
0
-1
-1
1
0
-4
-1
-2
-8
-11
-12
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-7
-9
-9
-4
-6
-14
-12
-14
-18
-22
-23
-18
-17
-18
-19
-21
-20
-21
Freezing level m
3200
2850
2200
3150
3150
2350
2750
2800
2900
1650
1550
800
1250
1550
1600
1750
1750
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-110-3-1-2-5-11-12-9-8-8-8-8-8-921-122021-2-7-8-8-5-6-5-5-6-7331343442-3-4-6-3-3-2-2-3-555145466510-4-10221-388489899853-134565012117111211121311873678984
Sunrise
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu 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.
55 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
52 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
55 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
55 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
55 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).

* 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.