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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod snow
mod rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
mod. rain
light rain
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
550
600
600
600
600
600
600
650
600
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
600
km/h
75
WNW
70
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
20
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
2
1
2
6
6
 mm
1.4
12
3
2
8
10
6
26
54
5
0.6
max °C
0
-3
-1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
5
4
2
2
0
min °C
-3
-4
-3
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
5
1
2
2
-2
 chill °C
-13
-15
-10
-6
-6
-5
-5
-2
-2
-3
-1
-2
0
-1
-5
-4
-3
-6
Freezing level m
1500
1000
1000
1450
1650
1800
1750
1950
1950
1950
2100
2200
2150
2350
2200
1950
2000
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-6-3-2-2-3-1-1-11101-2-1-1-4-2-4-201123335445322-1201345566687786553
Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:07
Sunset
5:55
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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.
37 minutes ago
2°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
lightning 59km E of Greymouth
37 km NNE
326m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Dry
Wind obs. (50 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).

* 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.