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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
700
1650
700
8200
650
650
2000
750
8700
1850
700
km/h
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
0
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
SE
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.3
max °C
-3
-3
-3
1
5
6
6
8
10
9
7
8
6
7
8
6
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
3
5
5
7
8
5
6
6
5
6
5
4
 chill °C
-12
-11
-9
-10
1
5
5
7
7
3
5
5
4
5
2
1
Freezing level m
900
950
1150
950
2250
2600
2600
2850
3100
3400
3150
3100
2800
2900
3250
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-5-3123565443453-4-4-3-2466897776775-10108107111381011811117
Sunrise
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6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
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8:00
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
49 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 135).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 225).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 225).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 135).

* 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.