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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
2250
600
650
1650
700
9000
8750
650
750
700
700
700
650
km/h
10
NW
5
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
0
SSE
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.2
max °C
2
2
-3
-3
-3
1
5
6
6
8
9
7
7
9
6
6
5
3
min °C
-1
-1
-4
-4
-3
-4
3
5
5
6
8
4
6
7
5
4
4
2
 chill °C
-5
-7
-12
-11
-9
-10
1
5
5
6
6
2
6
7
5
1
0
-2
Freezing level m
1350
1700
900
1000
1200
900
2250
2600
2500
2850
3100
3300
3050
3050
3000
3150
3350
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-8-6-5-312345445333211-4-4-3-246679678655354-11118971112810128986
Sunrise
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
36 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
36 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
10 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
36 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).

* 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.