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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1600
1600
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
125
NW
70
NW
50
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
50
W
65
WNW
40
W
55
W
75
W
60
WSW
65
W
25
W
30
SW
20
WSW
30
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
13
59
—
—
—
—
2
52
2
3
12
—
5
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-11
-10
-8
-7
-9
-7
-13
-13
-8
-8
-7
-5
-3
-1
-2
min °C
-3
-9
-11
-11
-10
-8
-9
-11
-13
-13
-12
-11
-9
-8
-4
-2
-4
 chill °C
-15
-18
-23
-21
-20
-18
-20
-24
-25
-26
-25
-24
-22
-19
-12
-8
-12
Freezing level m
2650
2900
1550
1300
750
1250
1450
1700
1250
1250
1000
1250
1450
1400
1350
2000
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-11-11-9-8-9-9-13-13-10-10-8-7-4-2-31-2-8-8-8-5-7-6-10-9-8-7-6-5-3-1-232-4-5-6-3-4-4-6-6-6-4-3-3-20-265-1-2-4-1-1-1-2-2-3-20-1-11-29832-23332212323421211752666554665785
Sunrise
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 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.