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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
600
550
500
500
550
700
700
550
650
500
500
1350
600
650
600
650
km/h
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
55
NW
50
NW
5
NNW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
—
16
1
—
4
—
2
3
 mm
0.4
1
1.9
10
66
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
5
5
7
0
3
0
2
1
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
min °C
4
4
4
5
3
0
1
-2
1
0
0
0
-1
-2
1
0
-3
 chill °C
0
0
-1
-2
0
-2
-4
-7
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-9
-5
-7
-3
Freezing level m
3400
3750
3350
2750
3100
1400
1850
1200
1700
1800
1700
1450
1450
1200
1700
1600
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm 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.
38 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°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.
38 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
38 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).

* 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.