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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
600
600
600
550
500
500
500
600
900
1550
650
700
650
km/h
5
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
50
WNW
10
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
5
SW
10
S
5
NW
15
NW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
10
12
11
2
 mm
max °C
4
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
-1
-2
-4
-6
-5
0
0
1
0
min °C
3
-1
0
1
0
1
0
-2
-1
-2
-7
-7
-5
-5
-1
1
-2
 chill °C
1
-6
-5
-3
-5
-5
-7
-11
-10
-5
-15
-15
-10
-5
-4
1
-7
Freezing level m
2150
2000
1450
1700
1600
1650
1600
1400
1350
1250
300
350
800
0
1100
1600
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:48
7:48
7:47
7:46
7:43
Sunset
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri 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.
41 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
41 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
51 minutes ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 224 degs) was rejected.

* 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.