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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 97mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
550
550
600
600
550
550
km/h
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
55
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
55
NNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
40
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
5
4
2
2
2
10
 mm
4
5
0.7
2
55
max °C
-5
-4
-2
0
0
4
4
4
4
5
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
1
min °C
-5
-6
-3
-1
0
2
3
3
4
2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-10
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-3
-2
-2
-5
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-6
Freezing level m
650
700
1000
1350
1550
1850
2100
2150
2200
2250
1300
1250
1150
1300
1500
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-3-2-2-1-100-1-6-6-6-5-3-2-5-5-3-1034444-2-2-2-101-3-212366777222334
Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 97mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

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.
37 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
37 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10 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.