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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 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 morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1850
1650
1600
1700
1550
1600
1850
1800
1900
1500
1550
1600
1500
1500
1550
km/h
55
NW
40
NW
15
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
55
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
60
N
70
NNW
60
NNW
40
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
—
6
27
28
17
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-4
-4
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-5
 chill °C
-11
-11
-6
-6
-6
-4
-1
-5
-6
-7
-10
-12
-12
-14
-16
-14
-14
Freezing level m
2700
2700
2800
2900
2650
2750
2900
2850
2750
2850
2850
2600
2650
2300
2200
2400
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-4-4-4-51123122222111-1-2-1-24456455445344213276896786776775464109111291011910119111187981312151512141512141412141412101211
Sunrise
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:37
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

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

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 morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, gales from the NNW by Wed 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.
31 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
28 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
51 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
51 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
31 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
31 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
51 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
31 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
51 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 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.