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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 105mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
600
550
600
600
600
750
550
550
550
600
600
550
500
500
600
550
550
550
km/h
45
NW
50
WNW
0
NNW
10
N
30
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
55
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
15
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
2
 mm
10
39
21
2
3
25
6
max °C
5
5
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
-1
0
0
0
1
-3
-2
0
1
min °C
4
5
0
2
3
2
2
1
-1
-2
0
-1
0
0
-4
-3
-1
0
 chill °C
-2
-1
-2
-1
-3
-5
-5
-7
-6
-7
-3
-6
-7
-9
-8
-9
-8
-5
Freezing level m
2250
2300
1950
1850
2100
1950
1800
1700
1700
1250
1550
1300
1500
1700
850
950
1250
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-7-4-3-2552343210-20-101-4-3-1188556655334334-1133
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 105mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun 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.
38 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
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
15°C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
4 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.