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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1000
1650
1650
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
km/h
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
W
20
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
30
W
35
WNW
55
WNW
85
NW
115
NW
80
WNW
55
W
35
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
17
8
52
2
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
-1
-1
1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-13
-13
-7
min °C
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-3
-1
-1
-9
-14
-13
-12
 chill °C
-6
-6
-6
1
0
-5
-7
-9
-11
-6
-9
-12
-12
-13
-21
-28
-24
-21
Freezing level m
3000
3150
3150
3500
3500
3450
3250
2800
2050
3150
2900
2400
3000
2800
2900
1300
1300
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0113321-1-21-1-2-1-1-5-14-13-1012355331-122122-2-10-10-7345674430333542-6-6-6556886651555775-2-2-58991111810848981010822-211121114151113127111211131312652
Sunrise
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light 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.
28 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
28 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
26 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
28 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
28 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
28 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).

* 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.