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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
500
500
550
650
550
550
500
500
500
600
650
700
550
600
550
km/h
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
15
13
2
5
1
 mm
4
8
max °C
1
1
1
-1
0
-3
-1
0
1
1
2
1
-2
0
0
0
1
3
min °C
1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
0
-1
1
2
-2
-3
-1
-2
-1
1
1
 chill °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-6
-3
-7
-7
-1
-7
-6
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1800
1750
1650
1350
1450
850
1050
1350
1500
1800
1950
1600
1000
1350
1300
1200
2100
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-3-4-5-5-3-2-2-2-1-3-5-2000-1111-1-1-3-20012-1-3-1-1-11244422-1123452132244
Sunrise
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:28
6:28
6:26
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27

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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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm 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.
39 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
49 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
39 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
49 minutes ago
11°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
2 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
39 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).

* 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.