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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1650
1050
1650
1600
1000
1000
1000
1000
1700
1600
1000
950
1500
km/h
15
W
30
W
40
SW
20
WSW
25
W
40
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
65
WNW
55
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
7
20
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
0
-2
-3
-1
0
1
min °C
0
0
2
2
1
-1
-1
0
1
3
3
0
-1
-2
-4
-2
0
-1
 chill °C
-4
-6
-5
-3
-5
-9
-7
-6
-4
1
1
-6
-8
-10
-13
-11
-9
-11
Freezing level m
3000
3000
3450
3450
3300
2950
2800
3100
3200
3500
3500
3450
3000
2650
1800
2650
3050
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00222-1-112332-1-2-4-20022343123345321-222344355234466443045566477457678565267799710106810810118108691010131291313912131113141113119121313
Sunrise
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
8:07
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
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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 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW 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.
43 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
53 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 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.