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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 73mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
600
550
550
550
550
500
550
1500
1900
800
650
1450
900
km/h
40
NW
50
WNW
60
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
55
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
20
NNW
15
SE
20
SE
5
SE
10
NW
5
S
10
SE
5
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
7
3
2
3
2
3
19
11
22
1
 mm
44
28
max °C
5
0
-1
-2
-1
1
1
2
3
0
-1
-1
1
1
1
1
min °C
4
-1
-2
-3
-1
0
0
1
1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
0
0
 chill °C
-1
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-7
-7
-3
-3
1
-3
-2
Freezing level m
2100
1500
1300
1200
1300
1600
1600
1850
2000
1350
1150
1300
1500
1750
1750
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-5-7-6-5-3-3-10-2-3-2-1-2-2-15-1-2-3-11122-1-2-111117322344552122443
Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 73mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
37 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
lightning 42km E of Hokitika
17 km W
304m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 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.