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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1600
1650
1700
1650
1700
1050
1700
1650
1550
1500
1500
1850
km/h
85
W
40
WSW
20
SW
30
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
30
NNW
10
ESE
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-4
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-7
-4
-3
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-7
-7
-6
-4
 chill °C
-16
-13
-10
-13
-9
-2
-2
-3
-2
-4
-6
-7
-7
-17
-17
-14
-7
Freezing level m
2000
2150
2000
1850
2050
3200
3250
3200
3200
3100
3150
2200
2350
1350
1900
2050
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
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 Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).

* 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.