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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
1850
750
750
700
650
600
600
600
700
600
550
550
750
650
550
550
550
km/h
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
45
NW
20
WNW
10
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
1
1
 mm
34
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
6
0
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
-1
0
0
2
-1
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-10
-7
-4
-9
-7
-7
-4
-3
-5
-4
-5
-4
-7
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
Freezing level m
800
1100
400
950
1200
1050
1350
1450
1450
1450
1700
2000
1500
1100
900
1050
1350
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:16
7:15
6:13
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32
7:34
6:35

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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.
51 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
51 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
51 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.