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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1600
1600
1550
1600
1500
1700
1600
1600
km/h
40
W
20
W
35
WNW
50
WNW
90
NW
110
NW
70
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
35
W
65
WNW
55
W
40
W
45
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
17
18
63
2
4
—
—
1
39
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-8
-11
-9
-6
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-1
0
0
-4
-1
-3
-6
-10
-11
-10
-7
-8
-8
-11
-11
-12
 chill °C
-9
-6
-7
-14
-12
-15
-14
-17
-19
-16
-14
-19
-19
-23
-22
-25
Freezing level m
2150
3100
2950
2300
2800
2700
2900
1700
1550
850
1350
1600
1550
1300
1400
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-100-3-1-3-4-9-11-10-7-8-8-10-11-11-122021-1-6-7-8-5-6-5-7-8-81332443-3-4-5-3-3-3-4-4-524557661-1-3-111-1-2-3478810994403443317101211131212873777664
Sunrise
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

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.
59 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
650m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
59 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.