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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
750
1800
850
650
1550
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
1000
900
km/h
5
SE
5
E
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
35
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
1.5
2
12
32
29
18
13
5
1.5
0.2
max °C
-3
1
3
1
3
3
2
3
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
min °C
-4
-3
2
0
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
 chill °C
-6
-3
-1
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-1
2
2
4
3
5
5
Freezing level m
950
1150
1900
1600
2700
2650
1900
2050
2350
2550
2650
2600
2700
2700
2750
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-4-1-111-1-112223344-4-1312223566677780373665789889101110
Sunrise
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6:18
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6:16
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6:16
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6:13
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6:13
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Sunset
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8:15
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8:16
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8:17
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8:19
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8:20
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed 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.
33 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
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.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
33 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
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.