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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1650
1650
1750
1700
1700
1950
2300
1650
1600
1500
1700
1650
1600
km/h
35
WNW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
45
N
20
NNW
10
WSW
10
SE
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
0
2
2
3
3
min °C
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-2
0
2
2
2
 chill °C
-12
-7
-8
-8
-5
-1
-3
-6
-8
-10
-13
-15
-12
-6
-5
-1
-1
-4
Freezing level m
1900
2400
2450
2350
2750
2750
2750
2700
2550
2500
2450
2100
2250
2700
3150
3350
3400
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-3-3-1-1-1-2-3-3-4-5-4-11233-2-10-1111100-1-2-1234430223334433312456642455656756645768855778989108109791091211881010111210131311131210121312151410
Sunrise
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
Sunset
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm 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.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
38 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
49 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
49 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
49 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
49 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 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.