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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1050
1050
1050
1050
1000
1600
1550
1000
1500
1500
1550
2100
1800
1750
km/h
10
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
25
NW
60
NW
50
NNW
35
NNW
20
NE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
21
10
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
min °C
-2
0
0
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-7
-2
-3
-4
-4
-6
-12
-11
-10
-16
-16
-14
-12
-9
-6
-7
Freezing level m
2300
3150
2650
2900
3000
2800
1750
1550
2100
1400
1850
2100
1950
2050
2100
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-200-10-1-2-3-3-4-6-5-5-3-3-3-100110-2-2-1-3-3-2-2-1-1-1011211-1-10-2-110011112322012023222335555624535655656887995896898898
Sunrise
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
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—
7:53
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

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 135).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 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.