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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
1750
700
600
500
500
500
750
600
550
700
600
650
850
950
km/h
55
NW
50
NW
15
NW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
40
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
0
E
10
NNW
20
NW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
13
2
—
3
—
1
2
—
—
—
 mm
14
44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
7
1
1
-2
0
0
1
0
-1
0
0
0
1
-1
1
0
min °C
5
1
0
-1
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-1
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-2
-2
-4
-6
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-6
-6
-1
-2
-3
-4
Freezing level m
2750
3000
1500
1650
1050
1350
1500
1550
1450
1400
1150
1550
1500
1650
1250
1800
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
31-4-5-4-3-3-3-6-6-5-3-3-4-3-105410-3-1-10-1-2-1000-21087440334332443342
Sunrise
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

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.
41 minutes ago
11°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
4 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.