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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1650
1550
1600
1500
1500
1550
1550
km/h
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
90
NW
105
NW
65
NW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
25
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
14
18
63
—
2
—
—
—
16
18
3
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-9
-11
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-10
-9
min °C
-1
-1
0
-1
-4
-1
-3
-7
-10
-11
-11
-5
-7
-7
-7
-11
-12
 chill °C
-9
-8
-5
-8
-13
-12
-15
-15
-19
-20
-19
-12
-17
-17
-18
-22
-24
Freezing level m
2750
2200
3100
2850
2300
2750
2700
2900
1500
1500
900
1300
1750
1700
1750
1600
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-10-1-3-1-2-4-10-11-9-5-7-7-7-11-111-111021-1-7-8-7-3-4-5-4-7-921332442-4-4-5-2-2-2-1-4-6424546660-1-4-11210-474787910933-1355540107101211121312773688873
Sunrise
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WNW 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 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.