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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
600
600
650
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
600
550
600
km/h
35
WNW
40
W
30
W
10
W
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
60
WNW
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
 mm
4
12
3
5
27
max °C
-1
-2
-3
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
4
4
4
4
5
-1
-2
-1
min °C
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
2
3
4
4
1
-1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-9
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-7
-7
-5
-2
-2
-2
-6
-9
-11
-9
Freezing level m
1200
1150
1100
650
650
1000
1350
1400
1800
2150
2100
2200
2100
1350
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-9-7-4-2-3-2-100-1-5-6-5-2-2-4-5-5-3-1-134443-1-2-2210-3-202367776212
Sunrise
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:58
6:56
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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.
54 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
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.