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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 78mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
600
550
500
500
550
650
700
550
550
500
550
700
550
650
750
600
km/h
25
NW
30
NW
55
NW
40
NW
5
NNE
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
4
1
—
1
1
1
14
—
—
6
—
1
—
 mm
1.1
2
15
59
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
max °C
5
5
5
7
0
3
0
1
0
2
-1
-1
0
1
0
2
min °C
4
4
5
2
-1
1
-1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
0
0
-2
 chill °C
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-5
-6
-4
Freezing level m
3750
3300
2700
3000
1350
1850
1250
1600
1600
1850
1350
1350
1250
1500
1550
1550
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Sunrise
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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—
6:20
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6:20
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Sunset
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—
8:08
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8:09
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8:10
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8:13
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8:14
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 78mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm 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.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
4 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
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.