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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
part cloud
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1000
1050
1050
1000
1050
1800
1550
1000
1500
1500
1550
1900
1950
1900
km/h
30
S
10
S
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
45
NNW
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
24
9
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-4
-2
-2
-6
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
min °C
-4
-2
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-12
-7
0
-4
-3
-3
-5
-11
-12
-11
-17
-17
-16
-12
-3
-3
-3
Freezing level m
1900
2150
2550
2400
2650
2750
2650
1550
1500
2050
1450
1750
1900
1900
2000
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-20-1-10-1-2-4-3-4-6-5-4-3-3-3-2-100000-2-3-2-2-4-3-2-1-1-10-101211-1-10-1-1-1-10122112222-11212322235355555246456556686887885897898898
Sunrise
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
Sunset
7:47
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
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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 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

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.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 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.