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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1050
1000
1600
1600
1600
1050
1000
1000
1800
1600
km/h
20
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
W
30
W
45
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
0
NW
10
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
-3
-4
-2
min °C
0
0
-1
0
0
1
2
1
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
-2
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-5
-6
-6
-4
-6
-6
-4
-5
-8
-8
-6
-3
1
-2
-9
-13
-13
-13
Freezing level m
3050
2950
2800
3050
3000
3400
3450
3350
2800
2800
3050
3150
3300
3200
2950
2350
2250
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00-100222-1-10111-1-4-4-3222223431222331-1-2-14444435523446531126766647745668754449991096101068109111188771212111312913139121311151412111110
Sunrise
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
Sunset
—
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat 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.
34 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
34 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
32 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
44 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
44 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
34 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
44 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).

* 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.