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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1550
1650
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1600
1800
1600
1500
1550
1500
km/h
20
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
15
WSW
25
W
50
WNW
90
NW
105
NW
65
NW
40
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
45
W
50
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
12
20
61
—
—
—
—
3
19
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
-1
0
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-11
-11
-7
-6
-8
-6
min °C
1
0
-1
-1
1
0
-4
-1
-2
-8
-12
-11
-8
-7
-8
-8
 chill °C
-4
-7
-9
-9
-3
-7
-14
-12
-14
-19
-24
-21
-16
-16
-18
-19
Freezing level m
3400
3200
2800
2100
3250
3150
2300
2700
2650
2800
1550
1550
700
1250
1600
1600
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Sunrise
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6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
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Sunset
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
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8:16
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8:19
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
56 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.