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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1850
1800
1900
2000
1600
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1700
1600
1600
1750
1700
km/h
20
NNE
15
NE
30
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
60
N
60
N
50
NNW
30
WNW
30
W
45
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
5
5
6
29
24
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
min °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-4
-5
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
 chill °C
-8
-5
-8
-10
-9
-14
-15
-12
-12
-12
-12
-9
-10
-7
-3
-6
-6
-6
Freezing level m
2650
2800
2500
2700
2850
2350
2350
2200
2500
2300
2450
2550
2500
2800
3000
2900
3100
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-2-2-1-4-5-3-4-4-3-1-1-1001111122-1-1-1-1-10-111122133355322322123133265588565655145345399811119989884796796131211141412121112111271112911129
Sunrise
6:11
—
—
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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
47 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
57 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
47 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
47 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
47 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 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.