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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1750
1900
1950
1800
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1650
1600
1600
1800
km/h
10
NE
35
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
55
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
10
WNW
25
W
20
W
30
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
16
26
22
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-4
-2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
min °C
-1
-3
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
0
-1
0
0
-2
 chill °C
-5
-11
-9
-9
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-7
-8
-7
-4
-6
-5
-12
Freezing level m
2850
2500
2750
2850
2350
2300
2450
2250
2300
2500
3050
3000
3100
2850
3050
2900
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-1-1-3-4-4-5-4-3000-100-111220-10-2-1002211103355323223134333156786565651464452981012999898479789512111415121212111212711131011128
Sunrise
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
Sunset
8:35
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 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.