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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1600
1600
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1650
1550
km/h
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
35
NW
65
NW
60
NW
75
NW
70
WNW
50
WNW
25
NW
35
W
40
W
60
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
18
3
6
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
0
0
-1
0
0
-4
-3
0
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
min °C
1
1
0
-1
-1
0
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
-3
-3
-5
 chill °C
-5
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-15
-16
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
-11
-11
-15
Freezing level m
3350
3250
3000
2700
2750
2900
2600
2150
2350
2800
2350
2300
2100
2150
2350
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
210-1-10-2-5-3-2-4-4-5-3-3-4122112-1-2-11-1-1-2-1-1-213324521132201101353673446452331468610107779785665710119131410111012111189108
Sunrise
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:45
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Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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.
35 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
23 km S
650m alt.
35 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
Franz - Greens Rd
24 km N
113m alt.
26 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
35 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Glentanner
39 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (35 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
55 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
66 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
Clayton
70 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
75 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.