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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 44mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
600
550
550
550
550
500
550
550
550
550
600
700
750
800
850
850
km/h
65
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
55
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
20
NW
10
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
7
13
16
11
8
4
3
 mm
17
26
max °C
-2
-2
-1
1
2
3
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
0
1
0
min °C
-2
-2
-2
1
0
1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
-1
 chill °C
-12
-11
-9
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-7
Freezing level m
1250
1200
1200
1600
1650
2050
1850
1700
1300
1200
1100
1150
1250
1200
1650
2300
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-3-2-2-1-2-3-3-4-4-3-2-10-2-2-2-211221-1-1-2-2-1001-121244543211121442
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 44mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon night). 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.
36 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
clear
Clear skies.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
10 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.