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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
600
550
2200
550
550
500
600
550
1800
600
650
1700
650
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
7
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.7
52
25
12
1.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
2
0
1
-3
-3
-3
1
5
6
6
min °C
7
6
6
6
6
7
5
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
3
6
5
 chill °C
4
3
2
2
3
4
2
-4
-5
-6
-11
-11
-8
-8
2
6
4
Freezing level m
3550
3600
3500
3000
2950
2850
2600
1750
1350
1650
950
1000
1150
1100
2150
2600
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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
12°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
51 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
51 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
41 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
51 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
51 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
51 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
51 minutes ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
10 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.