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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1500
1500
1600
1700
1600
1500
1650
1500
1500
1700
1550
1600
1600
1550
km/h
25
NNE
35
NNE
45
N
20
NNW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
45
WNW
75
WNW
35
NW
60
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
25
SSE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
26
27
2
5
1
4
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-4
-4
-2
1
2
2
2
2
-2
0
-1
-2
-4
-7
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-3
-4
-5
-4
-1
1
1
2
-1
-2
0
-2
-4
-6
-11
-11
-10
-12
 chill °C
-10
-12
-13
-10
-4
-3
-4
-2
-8
-11
-10
-10
-11
-14
-20
-14
-14
-25
Freezing level m
2550
2450
2200
2250
2800
3300
3350
3350
3250
2500
2850
2700
2550
2300
1500
1400
1600
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 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.