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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
2400
1700
1700
1700
1650
8200
1650
1650
1050
9350
1650
9150
1600
1000
1600
km/h
10
NW
20
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
45
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-12
-11
-12
-9
-7
-6
-2
-2
-1
0
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-17
-19
-25
-19
-16
-14
-8
-9
-8
-6
-4
-8
-6
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
Freezing level m
1300
1500
700
1050
1250
1200
2450
2600
2650
3000
3200
3200
2850
2950
2850
2850
2850
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-11-9-7-5-2-2-10110-1-1-1-1-1-8-8-9-7-6-3011222222111-5-4-7-5-4-2233443443332-1-1-4-3-2045566466555434-112288799691088866725541111101312812131111119
Sunrise
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly near 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 afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
650m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
71 km SE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).

* 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.