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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. 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 Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
600
600
600
650
600
550
550
550
850
650
550
500
650
650
550
550
km/h
50
WNW
5
NW
15
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
50
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
3
2
2
2
3
1
 mm
35
31
3
2
22
8
max °C
5
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
0
0
-1
0
1
-2
-2
-1
1
min °C
4
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-5
-4
-2
0
 chill °C
-1
1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-7
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-8
-6
Freezing level m
2300
1950
1900
2100
2000
1850
1700
1900
1400
1550
1150
1400
1700
800
850
1150
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-1-1-1-2-3-2-3-4-4-4-4-8-6-4-1523432110-1-2-11-4-3-218557654443234-1013
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. 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 Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW 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.
56 minutes ago
5°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°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.
2 hours ago
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
56 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
2 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0

* 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.