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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
55
N
60
N
45
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
35
WNW
80
WNW
75
NW
70
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
13
10
17
7
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
31
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
2
1
0
0
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
0
min °C
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-2
 chill °C
-15
-16
-13
-14
-11
-10
-6
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-11
-15
-14
-12
Freezing level m
2350
2250
2450
2350
2350
2550
3250
3250
3100
2800
2700
2800
2700
2450
2400
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-5-3-2110-1-1-1-1-3-3-1-1-1-1-2-111221121-10233323313324422345665551353674457999898478691077810121212111212710129131410111113
Sunrise
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
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—
8:43
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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 Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Mon 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.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
52 minutes ago
15°C
moderate rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
76 km S
455m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 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.