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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
600
600
550
600
500
500
500
550
750
750
600
600
550
600
900
600
km/h
5
SW
5
WNW
15
NW
5
W
15
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
5
1
6
3
5
 mm
max °C
-2
0
-1
0
1
1
1
1
-1
0
-1
0
1
2
-3
-1
-2
min °C
-2
-1
-2
0
0
1
1
-5
-4
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-3
-2
-5
 chill °C
-2
-1
-6
-2
-4
-4
-6
-11
-7
-3
-3
-6
-6
-4
-7
-7
-5
Freezing level m
1200
1500
1100
1350
1550
1700
1850
1100
900
1450
1200
1300
3000
2100
1000
1400
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-2-1-1-2-2-6-7-4-100-3-7-6-8-2-1-20111-2-3-1-1-111-3-2-411233441131343120
Sunrise
6:31
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:29

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue 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.
49 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
49 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
20 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.