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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly gales.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1750
950
800
850
800
600
550
550
550
550
600
600
650
650
600
600
550
km/h
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
40
NW
50
NW
55
WNW
65
WNW
30
W
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
5
6
6
3
4
3
3
 mm
10
21
14
max °C
1
2
0
-1
0
-1
0
3
3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
1
1
2
4
min °C
1
1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
1
2
 chill °C
-2
-2
-6
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-12
-13
-15
-13
-9
-8
-6
-5
-5
-4
Freezing level m
2050
2250
1500
1250
1500
1150
1350
1650
1700
1100
950
950
1050
1250
1400
1650
1850
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:58
5:59

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly gales.

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.
41 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
51 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
41 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
51 minutes ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
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.