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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
550
550
550
550
650
550
700
650
650
800
800
700
700
750
700
8900
750
km/h
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
10
WSW
5
S
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
11
22
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.7
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
3
3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
7
8
5
3
min °C
0
2
1
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
0
0
0
2
6
4
2
 chill °C
-5
-3
-4
-8
-7
-10
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
5
1
-2
Freezing level m
1550
2200
2000
1200
900
850
1100
1250
1050
1250
1500
1600
1500
3200
3100
3050
3250
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-211-7-9-6-6-5-5-3-1-1013533032-4-4-4-2-2-3-2001157533550-1-1121344445985
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:38
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Drizzle on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
30 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
30 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
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.