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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 136mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
600
600
550
600
600
650
700
550
550
550
550
800
550
500
600
700
km/h
25
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
5
ESE
10
NNE
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
60
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
SSE
15
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
14
3
4
4
1
1
7
7
1
 mm
20
12
43
20
3
2
20
15
max °C
4
5
5
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
min °C
3
4
5
0
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
-2
-2
-4
-6
 chill °C
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-6
-5
-7
-5
-3
-5
-8
-7
-11
-12
Freezing level m
2100
2250
2300
1800
1700
2050
1900
1850
1650
1800
1650
1800
1150
1150
1050
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-111-1-2-1-1-2-3-2-2-2-3-6-9-8455123232111-2-2-4-568844656555421-1-3
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 136mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

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.
33 minutes ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 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.
33 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
4 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
7

* 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.