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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1500
1600
1500
1550
1500
1550
1650
1800
1650
1550
1750
1550
1700
1500
1700
1600
km/h
25
NNW
25
N
50
N
60
NNW
55
NNW
45
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
65
N
60
N
55
N
70
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
20
3
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-5
 chill °C
-8
-9
-11
-11
-12
-11
-7
-5
-5
-4
-3
-7
-8
-8
-13
-13
-13
-15
Freezing level m
2600
2750
2950
2650
2700
2650
2700
2800
2800
2850
3050
3000
2800
2800
2950
2550
2550
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-1-2-3-2-2-1-1-10-1-1-1-2-3-4-41121112222322210-1-2455443554565564432788776887887897764101111101191111101112101112101097131414141412141413151513151514141311
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:36
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the NNW 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
23 km S
650m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
24 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
27 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
27 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
71 km SE
393m alt.
27 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).

* 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.