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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 95mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
snow showers
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
550
600
600
600
650
550
550
550
550
750
550
600
700
550
550
550
600
km/h
45
NW
45
WNW
0
SW
10
NNE
30
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
55
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
13
3
12
2
1
4
5
1
2
 mm
9
41
21
3
3
12
6
max °C
5
5
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
min °C
4
5
0
1
3
2
2
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
Freezing level m
2250
2300
1800
1800
2050
1950
1800
1750
1600
1300
1350
1350
1150
1250
1450
1450
1700
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-1-2-1-1-2-2-3-5-4-4-5-5-4-2-2-3551243210-1-1-1-2-2-111-1884566543233123443
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 95mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
35 minutes ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
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.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
2 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.