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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am 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 -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1800
1550
1950
1650
1700
1650
1650
km/h
15
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
N
10
E
25
SE
60
SE
50
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
11
29
9
2
—
3
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
0
-1
-2
-1
-3
-4
-6
-8
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
min °C
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-5
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-3
-3
 chill °C
-2
-4
-8
-11
-12
-9
-11
-12
-14
-13
-17
-22
-19
-16
-12
-11
-10
-10
Freezing level m
3350
3350
2850
2500
2700
2700
2500
2350
1850
1750
1600
800
1100
1250
950
1950
2350
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22-1-2-2-2-4-5-7-8-9-9-8-6-5-4-3-3431111-1-2-4-5-6-7-6-5-4-2-1-155234432-2-2-4-5-4-3-312177447765220-4-3-2-2343101078101098553-1121686141410111313121188725539119
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 -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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.
48 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
48 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
48 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
71 km SE
393m alt.
48 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).

* 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.