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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
600
700
750
550
550
550
550
650
550
600
600
650
700
750
750
850
750
km/h
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
30
NW
10
SSW
10
S
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
—
—
—
6
12
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
1.8
0.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
1
3
3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
0
1
1
1
1
1
min °C
-1
-1
-2
0
2
0
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
-2
-1
1
1
1
1
1
 chill °C
-5
-4
-6
-5
-2
-3
-7
-7
-7
-9
-6
-7
-5
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
Freezing level m
1400
1400
1150
1400
2450
2150
1150
900
800
1050
1300
1250
1300
1800
2000
1900
2950
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-220-6-9-6-4-5-4-3-10011-1-1-2132-3-4-3-3-1-2-1111112223540-1-1121344554
Sunrise
6:18
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—
6:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:31
—
—
6:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). 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.
58 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
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
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
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.