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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
2450
1650
1650
1700
1650
8800
1650
8700
1650
1050
1650
km/h
20
NNW
5
NNW
20
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
-1
-1
min °C
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-6
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-17
-15
-19
-23
-19
-16
-14
-9
-9
-10
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-8
Freezing level m
1750
1350
1500
800
1050
1300
1200
2400
2550
2450
2850
3050
3200
2900
2850
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-11-11-11-9-8-5-2-2-2-111-1-1-2-5-8-8-8-7-6-4001222222-3-5-4-6-5-4-2222443444-1-1-1-4-3-2-1445664677333-1122777997910967735641010912129121312
Sunrise
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
34 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
34 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
32 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
47 km SSE
855m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
54 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 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.