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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
1750
1800
1600
1500
1550
1550
1650
1650
1800
1500
1500
1550
1600
1650
km/h
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
40
N
40
NNE
10
WNW
15
SSW
5
E
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
50
WNW
65
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
20
W
10
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
14
—
—
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-2
0
1
2
2
2
-2
-1
-2
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-1
1
1
2
-3
-3
-2
-6
-7
-9
-10
 chill °C
-8
-10
-10
-13
-15
-9
-5
-3
-3
-3
-12
-12
-10
-17
-17
-14
-14
Freezing level m
2700
2500
2550
2400
2200
2300
2800
3250
3250
3350
3350
2350
2700
2450
1850
1750
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-4-5-3-1122-1-3-2-4-7-9-10110-1-2-123441-11-2-4-6-733321345663232-1-3-56566456787446421-29810978910121077985511210131211121312151410101211984
Sunrise
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).

* 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.