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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1000
1550
2450
1700
2100
1000
1000
950
1600
1600
1700
1050
1050
1050
1650
1600
km/h
10
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
75
WNW
95
W
40
WNW
20
SW
30
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-3
-2
-4
-2
0
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-14
-15
-13
-11
-10
-7
-1
-1
-6
-5
-5
-6
Freezing level m
1800
1750
1200
2200
2700
2700
2250
2000
2550
2100
1950
2100
3250
3250
1500
1650
2450
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-1-1-1-2-3-3-4-3-111-1-1-1-2-2-1-2000-1-1-1-2-2-111-1-10-1-1-1-101100200-111-101-111-12332252211202214425655586535535647858988811985895896
Sunrise
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
7:44
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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.
32 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 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.