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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
550
550
600
750
650
750
700
750
600
650
km/h
65
WNW
65
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
55
WNW
25
WNW
40
NW
20
NW
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
6
3
2
4
2
7
12
12
13
8
 mm
23
20
max °C
0
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
2
1
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
1
1
0
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
1
1
-2
 chill °C
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-6
-4
-2
-5
-3
-2
-3
-4
-8
Freezing level m
1450
1300
1200
1300
1600
1600
1950
1800
1600
1300
1350
1500
1350
1500
1550
2100
3000
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-6-5-3-2-2-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-111-2-1-2-2-111221-1-10-10111-1322344543222332432
Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 43mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Wed 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.
42 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
moderate rain
Dry
Wind obs. (39 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
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.