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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1750
1800
1850
1700
1650
950
1500
1550
1700
1750
1600
1700
1600
1500
km/h
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
15
N
10
S
5
ESE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
45
NW
80
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
1
2
2
1
-1
-1
min °C
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
1
1
1
0
-1
-3
 chill °C
-7
-3
-4
-4
-7
-9
-12
-13
-13
-8
-5
-4
-2
-3
-4
-7
-9
-13
Freezing level m
2450
2750
2750
2750
2650
2400
2400
2400
2200
2400
2650
2950
3100
3200
3350
3200
2750
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-1-1-2-3-4-4-4-3-201221-1-20111100-1-2-113333211333443332335664443665675665567885665998101081010889101211810108121211131411131311121313151511131311
Sunrise
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue 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.
37 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
36 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
47 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.