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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sat 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
30
W
25
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
40
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
50
NW
80
NW
55
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
 cm 
1
9
6
1
 mm 
8
0.6
0.9
9
9
50
max°C
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
0
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
2
0
-1
-2
min°C
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
1
4
3
4
5
5
0
0
-1
-3
chill°C 
-9
-10
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-5
0
-2
-2
-3
-2
-7
-6
-7
-9
Freezing level (m
1150
1150
1200
1300
1250
1350
1650
2000
2250
2500
2300
2500
2400
1600
1450
1400
1100
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
550
600
550
550
550
600
650
550
550
500
550
550
550
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-5-4-3-2-2-111121-4-4-5-5-3-2-2-1-1-1134455510-1-311222345778884331
Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
Sunset
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 14).
11
64 km SE
287m alt.
47 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 91).
3
84 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
5
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
111 km SE
12m alt.
46 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
CHGPC Allandale
116 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 214).
81

* 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.