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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
15
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
1
4
2
2
13
3
7
10
2
2
6
2
5
2
0.2
0.6
max °C
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
min °C
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
1
-4
-6
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-8
-8
2000
1900
1900
1650
1950
1850
1800
1500
1550
1250
1300
1600
1200
1100
1100
950
1150
1100
Cloud base (m)
500
500
700
550
1450
1800
550
600
550
600
550
600
600
1550
1550
600
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
Sunset
5:57
5:54
5:53
5:52
5:51
5:49

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Light rain (total 8mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu 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
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
78
Severe gales from the WNW
(78 kph at 299).
98
64 km SE
287m alt.
44 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 315).
24
84 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 300).
18
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
111 km SE
12m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
ASCATB171E42S
113 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 290).
- km
CHGPC Allandale
116 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 279 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.