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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
550
550
550
550
600
550
650
650
600
700
800
850
700
750
750
600
km/h
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
10
SW
5
S
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
10
23
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.6
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
3
3
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
1
0
6
7
5
5
min °C
0
2
1
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
0
0
0
1
6
4
4
 chill °C
-5
-3
-5
-7
-7
-10
-9
-7
-8
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
4
1
2
Freezing level m
1550
2350
1950
1200
900
850
1050
1250
1050
1200
1500
1500
1450
3100
3200
3050
3150
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-211-7-9-6-5-5-5-3-1-1-102434132-3-4-4-3-2-3-2001047553540-1-1121233445986
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:38
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue 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.
26 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 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.
36 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
26 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
light rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
36 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
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.