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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 180mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
15
NW
20
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
55
NNW
75
NW
40
NW
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
5
WNW
10
SE
5
NW
15
NW
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3
7
8
1
0.1
1.4
18
40
14
42
46
18
0.9
max °C
6
6
7
9
8
8
9
4
0
-2
-1
2
3
0
-2
0
2
min °C
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
0
-1
-2
-2
1
2
-4
-4
0
0
3
3
2
3
3
3
-1
-9
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-9
-8
-2
-5
3150
2700
2800
3100
2750
2950
3100
2100
1550
1250
1100
2500
2500
1200
850
1450
2150
Cloud base (m)
950
650
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
600
550
500
600
650
800
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Sunrise
7:28
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:33
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:27
5:25
5:24

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 180mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
4
64 km SE
287m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 311).
32
84 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 314).
5
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
690m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 300 to 070 degs)
(11 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
20 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
111 km SE
12m alt.
4 hours ago
19° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 13).
21

* 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.