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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
550
500
550
850
1550
750
550
750
850
750
650
550
550
500
550
km/h
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
SSE
20
SE
5
SE
15
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
SSE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
5
19
13
11
1
9
5
2
 mm
16
max °C
1
2
2
0
-2
-1
0
0
1
0
0
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
min °C
0
2
2
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-3
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-5
-4
-2
-8
-9
-2
-4
-2
0
0
-6
-7
-9
-10
-8
-9
Freezing level m
1750
1900
2100
1250
1000
1200
1350
1400
1600
1600
1350
1350
1150
950
1100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-10-2-4-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-5-8-7-7122-1-3-2-1010-1-1-3-4-3-4444111234333111-2
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:45
Sunset
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
49 minutes ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
4 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.