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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 43mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
550
550
550
600
550
600
500
500
600
550
500
600
600
550
550
km/h
10
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
40
WNW
45
W
20
W
30
WNW
75
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
1
2
1
1
3
5
 mm
5
2
15
20
max °C
3
3
3
3
2
1
-1
-1
0
1
1
-3
-2
1
0
-2
0
1
min °C
1
3
2
3
1
-2
-1
-1
-2
1
-1
-4
-3
0
-3
-3
-1
0
 chill °C
-2
-3
-5
-4
-6
-8
-6
-6
-7
-6
-9
-11
-10
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
Freezing level m
1700
2050
1950
2000
1850
1650
1250
1350
1150
1650
1600
800
1100
1700
1200
1100
1350
1650
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Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05
6:06

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 43mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
27 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
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.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
27 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
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.