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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Fri morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1600
1700
1550
1700
1700
1900
1650
1650
km/h
15
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NNW
15
NNW
0
WNW
20
SSE
40
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
40
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
9
37
6
1
—
6
9
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
-6
-7
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-6
-4
-3
-3
min °C
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-5
-7
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-10
-8
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-2
-4
-9
-11
-12
-10
-14
-15
-10
-10
-21
-22
-26
-22
-19
-11
-10
-10
Freezing level m
3350
3350
2850
2450
2700
2700
2400
2050
1400
1550
1450
750
750
1150
900
1950
2350
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22-1-2-2-3-4-7-9-10-11-11-12-10-7-4-3-4341021-2-4-6-7-7-9-10-8-6-2-1-25522442-1-3-3-4-6-7-5-41217745785300-1-4-5-3-3343101078101196343-1-11167614149111314121077723539118
Sunrise
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
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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 Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Fri 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.
56 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
23 km S
650m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
55 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
56 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
56 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 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.