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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 116mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
600
650
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
km/h
25
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
5
WNW
15
N
25
NNW
65
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
11
5
2
1
 mm
1.7
12
22
1.7
8
22
22
34
52
8
max °C
0
0
2
2
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
5
3
1
1
0
-1
-1
min °C
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
4
1
3
4
4
1
1
0
0
-2
-2
 chill °C
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
-2
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
Freezing level m
1500
1600
1750
1750
1950
2000
1950
2150
2100
2050
2300
2200
2050
1700
1600
1450
1300
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-2-2-1-1-11-1111-1-3-2-4-5-40012433534452110-2-2344566686678554322
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
Sunset
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

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

Heavy rain (total 116mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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.
36 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
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
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
36 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
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.