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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
500
750
550
500
550
600
800
1600
850
650
800
600
600
700
600
600
600
700
km/h
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
W
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
1
4
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
5
9
48
24
4
0.8
max °C
0
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3
0
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
7
7
7
7
min °C
0
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
2
0
1
1
2
3
5
6
7
7
7
 chill °C
-6
-9
-10
-9
-2
-4
-3
-1
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
0
1
3
4
4
Freezing level m
1500
1350
950
1050
1400
750
1100
1850
1450
2500
2300
2000
2100
2250
2750
2750
2700
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-6-6-7-5-1-11-1-11233340-2-4-2-2-4-22112345777732012-13635567810101010
Sunrise
6:20
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—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
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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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

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

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW 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.
50 minutes ago
7°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
12°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.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Intermittent moderate drizzle.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
10 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
50 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 225).

* 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.