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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1750
1000
800
900
800
600
550
550
550
550
600
600
650
650
600
600
600
km/h
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
60
WNW
45
WNW
25
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
5
5
9
3
1
1
2
4
 mm
14
23
9
max °C
2
0
0
0
-1
0
3
3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
0
1
3
min °C
1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
0
1
1
 chill °C
-2
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-6
-10
-13
-14
-13
-10
-8
-8
-5
-6
-6
Freezing level m
2250
1550
1300
1600
1200
1400
1750
1700
1200
1100
850
950
1250
1250
1550
1750
1700
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Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:58
5:59

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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 Sat afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
11 km SSW
737m alt.
48 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
10 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.