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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1600
2000
1700
1900
1700
1700
1900
1750
1000
950
1500
1500
km/h
45
NNW
35
WNW
0
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
45
NNE
60
N
35
NNW
15
NW
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
21
6
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
0
0
min °C
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
0
 chill °C
-12
-12
-7
-8
-8
-6
-3
-3
-6
-9
-10
-15
-15
-12
-8
-3
Freezing level m
1150
1900
2350
2500
2300
2650
2700
2750
2650
2400
2400
2400
2250
2350
2500
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
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7:57
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun 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.
38 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 330).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
37 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
38 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour 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.