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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1600
1600
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
10
W
20
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
50
WNW
80
NW
95
NW
85
NW
75
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
35
W
50
W
55
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
11
21
60
16
6
—
—
1
21
 mm
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
1
-1
-1
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-10
-10
-7
-7
-8
-7
min °C
3
1
0
-1
-2
1
0
-4
-2
-2
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
0
-4
-7
-9
-10
-4
-7
-14
-13
-14
-25
-26
-22
-20
-18
-19
-21
Freezing level m
3550
3400
3200
2750
1950
3200
3200
2400
2650
2700
2800
1300
1400
750
1200
1500
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
321-1-211-2-2-2-7-11-11-8-8-8-84321-122021-4-8-8-7-6-6-554331343440-5-4-6-4-3-265551455663-1-1-4-10197884898910623-2235121012117111211121310662678
Sunrise
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
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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 Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
54 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.