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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1600
1700
1600
1650
1050
1000
1000
1000
1500
1650
km/h
80
WNW
85
W
45
W
20
SW
25
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
55
NW
55
NW
10
W
Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
0
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-1
min °C
-4
-3
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
0
0
0
-1
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-3
 chill °C
-16
-14
-12
-10
-11
-6
-2
-2
-2
-4
-6
-13
-14
-14
-15
-17
-17
-9
Freezing level m
1950
2000
2250
1950
1900
2550
3200
3100
3150
3100
2800
2150
2000
2000
1950
1800
1800
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-4-4-4-11100-1-3-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-111111-1-2-3-3-4-3000100112222000-1-1-112232222333323321135565546656656665568899869971097999889
Sunrise
7:11
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—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
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—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
—
7:45
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—
7:47
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—
7:49
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—
7:50
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—
7:51
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7:52
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Wed 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.
50 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
59 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).

* 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.