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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1800
1750
1650
1650
1650
km/h
15
WNW
30
WNW
60
WNW
65
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
20
NNW
10
WNW
20
S
60
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
15
23
7
2
—
—
7
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-7
-12
-12
-9
-8
-6
-3
-2
-1
0
min °C
2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-6
-11
-12
-12
-12
-9
-7
-5
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-2
-10
-13
-11
-10
-11
-14
-17
-17
-21
-26
-19
-16
-13
-10
-7
-7
Freezing level m
3400
2850
2350
2900
2600
2550
2150
1400
1350
1400
650
1100
1350
1500
2300
2650
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-1-2-2-3-3-6-9-12-12-11-9-7-4-3-1-1410210-3-7-8-9-9-7-5-3-1115224430-4-5-6-7-5-3-22336447763-2-1-2-4-3-10554967101096232-12238871391013131210575256511129
Sunrise
—
—
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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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.
52 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
52 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
52 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
52 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).

* 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.