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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
2600
1600
2150
1000
1000
1000
1550
1650
1050
1050
8500
1600
1050
km/h
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
80
WNW
90
WNW
45
W
25
WSW
35
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
-3
-2
-4
-2
0
1
0
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
0
-1
0
0
-2
 chill °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-16
-14
-12
-13
-12
-7
-2
-4
-5
-3
-2
-8
Freezing level m
1650
1250
2450
2650
2700
2000
1950
2300
1850
1800
2100
3200
3200
2850
2800
3050
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-1-1-1-3-3-3-5-3-110-100-2-2-2000-2-2-1-3-2-111111-1-1-2111011-1-1-11111200-113322311022233142555566553555664758978910886887997
Sunrise
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
7:44
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
29 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
23 km S
650m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
10°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 SE
(6 kph at 135).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 135).
55 km SSE
716m alt.
19 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
19 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
71 km SE
393m alt.
19 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).

* 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.