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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
900
700
750
1550
600
550
550
500
600
1800
750
750
1400
550
550
800
600
km/h
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
45
NW
60
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
0.2
1.5
1.8
10
65
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
0.2
—
max °C
5
7
4
5
6
5
4
5
7
2
2
-1
1
1
2
3
3
-1
min °C
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
2
1
-2
-1
0
0
2
1
-2
 chill °C
2
0
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-7
Freezing level m
3500
3400
3350
3350
3400
3700
3300
2850
2800
1750
1700
1200
1300
2200
1800
1900
2050
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
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—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon night).

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
36 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
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.
46 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
36 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
46 minutes ago
16°C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
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.