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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 100mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
650
650
600
650
600
9100
750
550
550
550
800
600
1600
km/h
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
5
N
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
35
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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9
6
4
8
 mm
0.8
4
1
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
25
28
48
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
6
5
6
8
9
10
7
8
8
7
7
4
2
0
-1
-2
min °C
6
4
4
6
7
8
8
5
5
6
6
6
3
1
0
-1
-3
 chill °C
4
1
1
4
6
6
5
1
1
2
2
3
2
-2
-5
-7
-11
Freezing level m
2600
2350
2250
2650
3100
3400
3600
3700
3600
3300
3100
2650
2600
2350
1600
1300
1100
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Sunrise
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6:50
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6:48
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6:46
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6:45
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6:43
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Sunset
7:49
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7:51
—
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7:52
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7:52
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7:53
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7:54
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 100mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
35 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
35 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
4 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.