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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1750
1650
1600
1650
1700
1650
1650
1050
1650
7050
km/h
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SSW
15
SW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
13
2
—
8
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-1
0
min °C
-4
-11
-12
-11
-11
-9
-8
-6
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-11
-18
-17
-18
-23
-19
-16
-14
-10
-9
-9
-8
-5
-5
-4
-5
-8
Freezing level m
2200
1750
1300
1550
800
1050
1300
1100
2250
2450
2400
2600
2900
3100
2850
2850
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-8-12-11-11-9-8-5-3-2-3-200-1-1-1-2-6-8-7-9-7-6-4-10-11112221-3-5-4-6-5-4-312233244330-1-1-4-3-2-13445536656333-11227768869981066725541010911118121211
Sunrise
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
49 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
23 km S
656m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
59 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
49 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
59 minutes ago
4°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 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.