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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1050
1650
1050
1650
1000
1000
1550
1000
1000
1600
1750
1000
950
1500
km/h
10
W
30
W
40
SW
20
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
8
17
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
0
-1
-3
-1
0
1
min °C
0
0
2
2
1
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
1
-1
-3
-5
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-4
-6
-5
-3
-5
-9
-8
-6
-4
-1
1
-4
-8
-12
-14
-9
-9
-9
Freezing level m
3000
3000
3450
3450
3350
2900
2750
3100
3150
3450
3500
3400
3050
2750
1950
2700
2950
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
002320-102232-1-2-4-10122343112344320-213344455334456432145666477456568565367899710106898911898691011131291313911131113141112129121314
Sunrise
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
8:07
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

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.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
46 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
44 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSE
648m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
71 km SE
393m alt.
46 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 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.