Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 43.56° S 170.18° E

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1600
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1650
1550
1550
1700
1650
km/h
35
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
40
NW
60
NW
65
NW
75
NW
50
WNW
55
WNW
25
NW
30
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
39
13
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
0
-1
0
0
-3
-2
0
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
min °C
1
0
-1
-1
0
-4
-5
-3
0
-2
-5
-5
-2
-3
-7
-6
-4
-4
 chill °C
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-15
-16
-13
-10
-11
-14
-14
-9
-11
-18
-15
-9
-10
Freezing level m
3250
3050
2900
2850
3050
2500
2100
2300
3050
2850
2400
2000
2000
2200
1550
1900
2350
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10-1-10-2-4-30-2-4-4-2-3-5-5-3-3221230-2-132-1-2-1-2-3-3-2-233245212552-111-20113536733488512213326861010677101184564665101191314101010141412799710108
Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:46
—

Loading...

Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW 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.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
48 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
44 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
48 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
48 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
48 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.