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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, gales from the N by Tue morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1900
1750
1600
1550
1600
1850
1800
1800
1500
1550
1700
km/h
25
N
50
N
55
NNW
50
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
55
NNE
70
N
50
N
55
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
17
3
2
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
3
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-2
0
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-4
-5
 chill °C
-10
-11
-12
-11
-10
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
-6
-8
-8
-9
-14
-13
-15
Freezing level m
2750
3000
2700
2600
2600
2800
2850
2700
2850
2950
2850
2750
2750
3000
2600
2550
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-3-2-2-1-1-2-10-1-2-2-1-3-4-42211123123212210-2454446645544544417877699788678777411111010912121011119111110111071414131312151613151512141513141410
Sunrise
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:36
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, gales from the N by Tue 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.
51 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
23 km S
650m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).

* 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.