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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2400
1650
1550
1700
1650
1650
1050
1650
9100
1650
1000
1600
km/h
15
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
6
4
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-8
-7
-3
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
min °C
-11
-12
-10
-8
-6
-2
-2
-1
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-18
-26
-20
-17
-14
-8
-9
-8
-6
-4
-8
-8
-5
-5
-6
-7
-5
Freezing level m
1500
700
1050
1200
1200
2450
2600
2650
3050
3250
3200
2800
2900
2850
2900
3000
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
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8:07
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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 Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed 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.
30 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
23 km S
656m alt.
30 minutes ago
4°C
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
30 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
30 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
light snow
Dry
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
71 km SE
393m alt.
30 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).

* 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.