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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 161mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
550
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
550
550
600
550
550
500
500
500
km/h
80
WNW
70
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
5
N
15
N
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
1
1
1
1
17
19
3
2
1
2
 mm
1.2
12
0.5
0.6
16
36
22
35
50
max °C
0
-3
-1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
min °C
-3
-4
-3
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
 chill °C
-13
-15
-10
-6
-6
-5
-5
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-1
-2
-4
-6
-6
-7
Freezing level m
1450
1000
1000
1450
1650
1750
1800
2050
1900
1800
2250
2150
2150
2150
2150
1750
1800
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:07
Sunset
5:55
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01

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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 Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 161mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
50 minutes ago
5°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
lightning 54km E of Greymouth
27 km NNE
1307m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 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.
50 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).

* 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.