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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 41mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
1750
750
550
650
500
500
750
550
500
800
650
600
900
900
700
1700
550
km/h
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
25
WNW
35
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
75
NW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
15
4
2
1
5
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
max °C
1
-2
1
1
1
0
-1
-3
0
1
-2
-1
1
0
2
2
6
min °C
-1
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-1
0
-3
-3
1
0
0
2
3
 chill °C
-6
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-10
-7
-4
-6
-3
-2
-4
-5
-4
-5
Freezing level m
1650
1050
1300
1850
1500
1450
1350
1050
1250
1600
1050
1050
1850
1400
1450
1950
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
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8:16
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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 41mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun 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.
26 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
26 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
clear
Clear skies.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
26 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).

* 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.