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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 64mm), 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 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
550
1850
650
550
1400
500
500
550
550
600
550
550
800
950
950
km/h
30
NW
55
NW
45
NW
10
NW
30
W
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
13
3
1
7
—
—
3
—
—
—
 mm
3
14
46
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
7
2
1
-2
0
1
2
0
-1
-1
-1
0
2
0
1
1
min °C
4
5
1
-1
0
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
0
 chill °C
-1
-3
-1
-5
-5
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-4
-1
-2
-5
Freezing level m
3150
2700
3000
1400
1650
1100
1300
1700
1650
1450
1350
1200
1200
1400
1900
1350
2300
3150
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Sunrise
6:26
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—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
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—
8:14
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—
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 64mm), 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, 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.
42 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
52 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
2 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).

* 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.