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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 82mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
850
800
600
550
500
500
550
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
550
550
km/h
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
65
NW
90
WNW
55
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
55
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
14
4
5
2
1
1
6
 mm
14
25
20
16
3
10
16
max °C
0
-1
0
3
4
-2
-4
-3
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
5
5
min °C
-1
-2
-1
1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
0
2
2
3
2
4
5
 chill °C
-6
-8
-8
-6
-12
-15
-14
-12
-8
-6
-7
-4
-4
-2
-3
-2
-2
Freezing level m
1550
1250
1400
1750
2100
1200
950
850
1200
1500
1550
1800
1900
2050
2000
2100
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-2-1-3-8-9-7-4-2-2-2-1-1-211-1-2-122-3-4-4-1012333554235510-1234566678
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:11
Sunset
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:58
5:59
6:00

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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 39mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 82mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Franklin (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
11 km SSW
737m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
51 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
20 km

* 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.