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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
550
600
550
550
650
650
700
650
850
850
850
800
1000
650
600
700
650
km/h
10
WSW
10
S
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
23
3
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
0
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
2
 chill °C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-2
-3
-3
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
Freezing level m
1300
950
800
1150
1200
900
1200
1400
1500
2050
2100
3200
3250
3300
3350
3450
3450
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:13
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—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
8:35
—
—
7:36
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
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—
7:38
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—
7:39
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed 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.
29 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
moderate snow
Recent moderate snow.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
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.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
29 minutes ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
light snow
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear skies.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
10 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.