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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1550
1550
1600
km/h
30
SSW
25
WSW
45
WNW
80
NW
85
NW
75
NW
55
NW
50
NW
30
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
45
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
12
47
39
40
6
2
22
10
5
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-2
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-5
-3
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-13
-9
-16
-17
-17
-14
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1650
1200
1800
1750
1950
2450
2750
2650
2600
2650
2700
2750
2750
2700
2700
2750
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
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—
Sunset
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:24
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
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—
8:29
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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW 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.
43 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
23 km S
656m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (35 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
53 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).

* 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.