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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
550
500
550
550
650
1500
1450
800
850
650
550
550
550
500
550
500
500
500
km/h
25
NW
15
NW
10
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
NW
0
WSW
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
30
NW
30
WNW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
12
11
6
11
2
5
2
5
1
11
 mm
12
max °C
2
2
1
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-5
-1
-2
-3
min °C
1
2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
0
0
0
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-5
 chill °C
-4
-2
-7
-8
-5
-1
0
1
-3
-4
-5
-9
-10
-8
-10
-12
-10
-13
Freezing level m
1850
2100
1400
1100
1200
1550
1550
1700
1800
1350
1750
1100
1000
1000
0
800
1200
900
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Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:45
6:43
Sunset
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:16

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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 afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
50 minutes ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 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.
50 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
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.