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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1600
1900
1800
1850
2500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
km/h
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
N
40
NNE
45
N
50
N
60
N
50
N
35
NNW
15
NW
25
W
40
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
17
18
16
36
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
-3
 chill °C
-5
-5
-3
-7
-5
-7
-8
-9
-9
-13
-13
-14
-14
-10
-8
-11
Freezing level m
2700
2700
2850
2700
2700
2700
2650
2750
2900
2700
2250
2350
2300
2300
2600
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-1-2-1-2-2-1-1-3-3-4-5-4-2-31221111221-1-1-1-10-1455433355423233067866667875656619111199991011108989941214151213131113141311121112127
Sunrise
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
46 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 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.