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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
700
750
850
600
550
500
500
550
600
750
750
800
550
500
1650
650
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
45
NW
50
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
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1
1
—
—
—
5
3
—
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 mm
—
0.1
0.3
1.9
3
10
76
1.4
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
5
5
5
5
7
3
0
-1
1
1
2
2
1
-2
min °C
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
1
0
-2
-1
0
0
2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-1
-1
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-7
-8
Freezing level m
3300
3350
3400
3750
3200
2750
3000
1900
1550
1250
1350
1850
1500
1750
1600
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:26
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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Sunset
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8:07
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8:08
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8:09
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8:10
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8:13
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).

* 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.