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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
 km/h
5
SW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
10
W
0
SSW
5
NW
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
 cm 
1
4
3
3
 mm 
0.1
0.1
0.6
1.6
4
15
0.6
0.6
0.3
7
4
1.3
3
max°C
4
5
6
4
5
6
1
-1
-1
-1
2
3
2
4
6
8
9
7
7
min°C
3
3
5
4
4
4
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
3
2
2
6
7
7
6
4
chill°C 
3
1
2
0
0
0
-2
-2
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-1
4
4
2
2
-1
Freezing level (m
2100
2350
2950
3150
2200
2550
1350
1250
1400
1300
1450
2100
2800
3050
3150
3250
3300
3450
3150
Cloud base (m)
900
600
800
550
550
500
600
550
550
550
550
750
750
700
1450
2050
500
600
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
023212-5-5-4-5-201246653446455-1-2-1-113236887678978933324757101011108
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
9:08
9:09
9:10
9:10
9:12
9:12

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 241).
15
64 km SE
287m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 316).
6
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
0
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
20 km
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.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 288).
3

* 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.