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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
650
600
700
650
800
600
550
500
450
550
1550
650
550
650
550
km/h
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
55
NW
70
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
0.6
6
19
60
1.8
0.9
—
—
—
5
max °C
10
11
6
5
7
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
3
2
-1
0
0
3
min °C
9
8
5
5
5
2
2
4
4
5
6
5
3
1
-2
-1
0
1
 chill °C
8
6
2
2
2
-3
-2
0
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-3
-6
-6
-6
-4
Freezing level m
3350
3550
3650
3500
3400
3300
3350
3500
3700
3300
2900
3000
2050
1800
1150
1300
1650
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
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—
8:10
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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
11 km SSW
737m alt.
40 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
50 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
40 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
50 minutes ago
16°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
40 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).

* 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.