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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the N by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1700
1700
1600
1600
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1000
950
950
km/h
40
W
50
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
W
50
WNW
85
NW
80
NW
85
NW
65
NW
40
NW
45
NW
30
NNW
30
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
3
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
31
44
43
67
19
6
26
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-11
-11
-11
-9
-7
-4
-3
-5
-7
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-8
-6
-4
-6
-7
-6
-3
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-25
-26
-25
-23
-19
-22
-18
-13
-13
-18
-20
-18
-14
-11
-9
-10
-9
-9
Freezing level m
1300
1200
750
1300
1350
650
1200
1650
1150
1650
1700
2100
2550
2800
2850
2650
2700
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-12-12-11-10-8-5-4-6-7-5-3-1-1-2-2-2-10-10-10-8-8-9-6-3-3-3-4-2122112-6-6-7-5-4-7-4-1-2-1-21356445-2-3-5-2-1-4-11-112468977821-223-2242557912121110115525616848810131515141314
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:24
—
—
8:27
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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the N 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.
30 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
27 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
30 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
30 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
30 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 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.