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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1050
1600
8500
1600
1550
1650
1500
1550
1650
1950
1950
2100
1800
1950
km/h
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
50
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
10
E
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
min °C
1
0
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
 chill °C
0
-3
-3
-4
-7
-11
-10
-9
-14
-14
-10
-9
-10
-7
-7
-5
-3
-6
Freezing level m
3250
3050
3100
3050
2800
2250
2200
2200
1250
2000
2050
2200
1900
2250
2350
2550
2600
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1000-1-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-2-3-311110-1-1-1-3-2-2-2-2-1-111-111211010-200001244222322122-12222346755555636526556771010889799598598891010131311
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
Sunset
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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.
23 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
23 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
32 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
23 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
23 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
23 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 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.