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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1600
1550
1600
1550
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
km/h
75
NW
40
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
W
40
NW
80
NW
95
NW
80
NW
55
NW
40
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
57
2
4
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
37
48
33
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-13
-13
-12
-12
-10
-9
-6
-3
-3
-4
-6
-3
-2
-1
-2
min °C
-10
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-10
-7
-5
-3
-5
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-22
-24
-27
-26
-23
-21
-21
-16
-12
-10
-15
-18
-19
-12
-12
-11
Freezing level m
1700
1300
1150
800
1300
1350
900
1250
1650
1250
1800
1750
2100
2750
2850
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-13-14-13-12-11-10-7-4-3-5-6-5-3-2-3-6-10-10-10-9-8-8-5-3-3-3-4-2211-3-6-7-7-6-5-6-3-1-2-1-125441-2-3-4-2-1-4-11-1225876421-123-13425581110975525636859811151412
Sunrise
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
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—
8:24
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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun 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.
59 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 30).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
59 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 0).

* 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.