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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1600
1700
1600
1650
1700
7950
1650
1650
1050
1650
8500
km/h
30
NW
25
NW
15
N
5
NNW
20
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
19
13
1
—
9
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-5
-5
-11
-11
-11
-9
-7
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
0
-1
-1
min °C
-3
-6
-10
-11
-11
-12
-10
-9
-6
-3
-2
-3
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-11
-12
-17
-15
-19
-25
-20
-18
-14
-10
-9
-10
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
Freezing level m
2550
2150
1700
1350
1450
800
1050
1250
1150
2300
2550
2400
2650
3000
3200
2850
2800
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-6-8-11-11-12-10-8-5-3-2-3-101-1-1-10-3-5-8-8-9-7-7-4-10-112222230-2-4-5-7-5-4-3222443454631-1-1-4-3-2-144566468696333-1122777996911912977635541011912139131412
Sunrise
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
46 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
48 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 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.