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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
650
700
850
550
550
550
550
600
550
750
600
600
800
1550
650
850
700
km/h
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
15
WSW
5
S
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
—
—
—
1
14
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
2
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
0
3
3
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
1
2
1
1
1
min °C
-1
-1
-3
0
2
2
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
1
0
1
0
 chill °C
-5
-4
-7
-4
-3
-4
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-2
0
-4
-3
-4
Freezing level m
1400
1350
1100
1450
2150
2250
1250
900
900
1150
1300
1100
1350
2000
2150
1500
2650
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-210-7-9-5-5-5-4-200000-1-1-2033-3-4-3-2-2-2-1121112213551-1-1222355554
Sunrise
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:31
—
—
6:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Moderate rain (total 15mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
5°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
37 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
20 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.