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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
950
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1500
1550
1800
1600
1750
km/h
40
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
40
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
21
14
11
13
7
7
4
—
1
7
10
5
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
-1
-1
1
0
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-8
-7
-10
-11
-3
-2
-2
Freezing level m
2500
2550
2500
2550
2650
2650
2450
2600
2750
2850
3000
2950
2650
2850
3050
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
23 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.