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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1050
1600
1600
1650
1000
1650
1650
1650
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
25
W
40
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
20
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
25
W
30
W
45
WNW
90
NW
100
NW
80
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
12
13
50
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
1
-1
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
-1
-1
1
-1
-4
-1
-1
-4
 chill °C
-5
-8
-6
-6
-6
0
0
-5
-7
-8
-9
-4
-9
-13
-12
-12
-14
Freezing level m
3300
3000
3050
3150
3100
3450
3400
3450
3200
2850
2500
3150
3100
2350
2800
2800
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
210113221-1-11-1-3-1-1-2322234433102202214334566543134344464556896752565677968991112810858989101011911121214151113127111212121313
Sunrise
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
Sunset
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
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 3°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon 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.
29 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
29 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
27 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
49 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
49 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
49 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).

* 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.