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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
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night
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clear
snow showers
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heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1000
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950
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1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
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1600
1550
1500
1550
1600
km/h
45
WNW
80
NW
85
NW
80
NW
65
NW
50
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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8
36
47
41
11
6
9
4
4
2
1
2
5
12
3
1
 mm
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max °C
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
0
-1
0
min °C
-5
-5
-6
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-16
-17
-19
-14
-13
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
Freezing level m
1800
1800
1900
2350
2500
2650
2600
2600
2650
2650
2700
2550
2600
2700
2800
2950
2900
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
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6:20
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6:18
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6:16
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6:16
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6:15
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Sunset
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8:23
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8:24
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8:27
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8:28
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8:29
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8:30
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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu 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.
33 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
30 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
33 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
33 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 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.