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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
550
550
600
600
800
600
900
2100
750
700
850
650
600
600
600
600
600
550
km/h
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
0
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
3
6
5
3
 mm
0.1
6
max °C
0
1
1
-3
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
5
min °C
-1
1
-1
-4
-2
-6
-5
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
 chill °C
-6
-4
-1
-4
-8
-10
-10
-6
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
Freezing level m
1300
2650
1900
1000
1300
850
800
1100
400
1050
1250
1150
1300
1350
1400
1650
2150
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:16
Sunset
6:27
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat 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.
27 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
37 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
27 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
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.