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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1650
1750
1600
1600
1550
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
1600
1000
1000
1000
km/h
55
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
25
SW
30
W
55
WNW
90
WNW
70
NW
75
NNW
85
NW
65
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
17
41
75
7
3
2
3
7
17
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-11
-9
-7
-4
-3
-4
-5
-7
-4
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-12
-11
-11
-8
-5
-4
-6
-5
-7
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-24
-21
-21
-18
-12
-13
-18
-17
-19
-17
-14
-12
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
Freezing level m
1300
1300
550
1250
1650
1150
1650
1900
1950
2050
2500
2700
2650
2500
2450
2650
2800
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-10-8-5-4-5-5-7-5-3-2-2-3-3-2-1-1-9-8-9-6-3-3-3-3-4-212100222-5-4-7-3-1-2-10-1145433555-2-1-5-11-112346865677722-234255679111099111110562674889101314131212141414
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:24
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:28
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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
23 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
71 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 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.