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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
light snow
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1650
1550
1600
1550
1700
1650
1550
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
km/h
65
N
45
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
30
WNW
60
NW
80
NW
75
NNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
15
25
7
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
19
—
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-3
-1
2
2
1
0
0
-1
0
-3
-2
-1
-6
-9
-2
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-5
-9
-9
-6
 chill °C
-14
-12
-13
-11
-10
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-10
-13
-14
-16
-21
-21
-16
Freezing level m
2350
2500
2250
2350
2600
3300
3300
3150
3000
2900
2850
2950
2300
2300
2750
1800
1650
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-4-2121-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-8-9-4-1-1-1-111221220-1-1-1-5-6-3332331342452223-2-3-367555135467444511-39108994797101077785411213121212710129131410111011884
Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
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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 Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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.
47 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
23 km S
656m alt.
57 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
14°C
moderate rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
lightning 88km SW of Hokitika
32 km N
185m alt.
28 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
57 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
47 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).

* 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.