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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
950
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1500
1700
1700
1650
1650
1600
1650
8650
km/h
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
45
N
55
NNW
45
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
3
6
5
—
4
28
4
3
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-11
-11
-8
-5
-4
-6
-5
-5
-6
Freezing level m
2500
2650
2750
2600
2600
2700
3050
2750
2750
2700
2600
2750
2950
2800
2800
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-3-2-20-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-11121123111122221335345644345345466767887757756869911910111210108111181011912121412131415141411141411131512
Sunrise
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
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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 Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the N by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE 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.
49 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
46 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 45).
71 km SE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.