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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue morning, gales from the N by Wed morning).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1800
1950
2650
1850
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
20
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
65
N
65
N
45
NW
35
WNW
50
W
55
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
8
22
46
4
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-12
-14
-16
-15
-14
-13
-10
Freezing level m
2800
2800
2700
2850
2900
2900
2800
2800
2700
2850
2950
2700
2500
2200
2450
2300
2300
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-5-5-5-4-1221222221321-1-2-1-1-1055455444465431322189678677798764655111129111191010912111097988415151314141214141216141312111211117
Sunrise
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
8:31
—
—
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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue morning, gales from the N by Wed 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.
40 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
23 km S
650m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
14°C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
50 minutes ago
15°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
50 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).

* 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.