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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, 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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
1750
1750
1500
1550
1550
1650
1550
1550
1800
1500
1650
1600
1650
km/h
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
10
NW
10
SSW
5
E
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
55
WNW
70
NW
50
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
28
—
4
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-4
-4
-2
0
2
2
2
2
-2
0
-2
-6
-9
-10
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-5
-3
-1
1
1
1
-2
-2
-1
-5
-8
-10
-12
 chill °C
-9
-10
-12
-12
-7
-5
-3
-3
-4
-10
-11
-11
-14
-16
-17
-20
Freezing level m
2500
2550
2450
2250
2300
2800
3200
3300
3250
3200
2550
2700
2650
2000
1650
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-4-5-3-12220-2-1-4-7-10-1100-1-2-12344211-1-4-7-93332345663333-1-3-6566456788455631-38109789101211788964111131210111213151410121112984
Sunrise
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, 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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW 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.
27 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
27 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
27 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
27 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
27 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.