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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
600
2000
550
550
550
550
600
550
650
650
1500
750
km/h
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
0
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
4
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.7
43
21
6
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
10
10
7
8
7
7
6
6
5
1
0
-3
-4
-3
0
3
4
4
min °C
9
8
5
6
6
6
6
6
2
1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
1
4
4
 chill °C
7
5
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
-2
-8
-12
-11
-10
-11
-2
4
4
Freezing level m
3350
3550
3600
3650
3050
2800
2600
2600
2150
1750
1450
850
1000
1100
700
1700
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat 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.
55 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
55 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
55 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).

* 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.