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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1750
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1600
1600
1650
1650
1550
1500
1550
1500
km/h
40
NNE
55
N
55
N
50
NNW
30
NW
30
W
40
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
35
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
18
7
13
11
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
24
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
2
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-4
-2
0
min °C
-2
-4
-5
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-2
-3
 chill °C
-10
-14
-15
-13
-12
-11
-10
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-12
-15
-13
-14
Freezing level m
2800
2400
2200
2400
2400
2300
2500
3250
3300
3200
2800
2650
2800
2600
2100
2550
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-5-4-5-4-2121-1-1-1-2-4-2-22-1-2-1-2-101221120-2115322223134244213395655551353674456128998884796910778915121212121211710129131310101112
Sunrise
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
Sunset
8:36
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 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.