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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
mod snow
heavy rain
mod snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
mod. snow
heavy rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
45
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
 cm 
1
2
6
6
3
 mm 
0.6
4
1.2
0.5
0.9
7
4
9
18
16
max°C
1
0
1
0
2
3
2
7
8
8
9
11
7
5
4
4
4
2
1
min°C
-1
-1
1
0
1
3
1
4
8
7
8
9
5
5
2
1
3
1
0
chill°C 
-5
-6
-4
-3
-1
0
-2
3
6
4
5
7
0
0
-4
-5
-3
-5
-6
Freezing level (m
1450
1400
1600
1550
1750
2300
2450
2950
2900
3350
3100
3950
3550
2400
2050
1650
2050
1850
1600
Cloud base (m)
750
550
800
700
550
600
850
800
2050
600
500
550
600
500
500
600
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-3-1113556952-2-2-1-3-40-110232688910653342134435659121012139876754
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
Sunset
9:10
9:10
9:12
9:12
9:13
9:13

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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 254).
7
64 km SE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 301).
16
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 323).
10
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
Continuous light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
10 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
111 km SE
12m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 269).
10

* 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.