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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1600
1600
1650
9350
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1700
1500
km/h
30
WNW
45
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
40
NW
100
NW
65
NW
65
NW
65
NW
65
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
W
50
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
12
13
8
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-5
-5
-2
-2
-1
0
min °C
-3
-2
1
1
0
-1
0
0
-3
-2
-2
-6
-6
-6
-5
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-10
-10
-5
-6
-8
-6
-5
-5
-14
-14
-12
-17
-18
-17
-12
-10
-8
-11
Freezing level m
2400
2650
3300
3200
2950
2750
2950
2900
2550
2500
2550
2550
1850
2000
1150
2150
2800
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1210-100-2-2-2-4-6-6-4-2-1-1-11121122001-1-3-3-3-11-1331332442232-10-312155134366435523-2332984686910768856266512117101191213101011128959108
Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:45
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon 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.
59 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
25 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
7°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.