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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 50mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
550
500
550
550
650
1400
600
750
600
750
550
550
500
550
550
1500
500
500
km/h
25
NW
15
NW
10
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
NW
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSE
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
4
3
10
4
2
2
2
 mm
18
32
max °C
2
3
0
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
0
1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
2
2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
0
0
-2
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
 chill °C
-3
-2
-7
-8
-5
-3
0
-2
0
-4
-6
-9
-7
-7
-10
-10
-9
-12
Freezing level m
1850
2150
1400
1100
1200
1450
1550
1650
1600
1400
1800
1150
1150
1100
800
850
1100
850
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Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:45
6:43
Sunset
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:16

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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 Sun morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 50mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

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.
29 minutes ago
4°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
39 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
39 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
29 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
39 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 20).
1 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
39 minutes ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 211 degs) was rejected.

* 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.