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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
600
650
550
550
550
600
650
1400
600
700
1550
700
2250
1800
km/h
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
35
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
0
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
1
5
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.2
2
48
9
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
6
6
7
6
5
4
1
0
-3
-2
-2
2
5
6
6
min °C
5
6
6
7
6
4
0
1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-3
3
5
5
 chill °C
1
2
2
4
3
0
-2
-1
-8
-12
-10
-8
-8
2
5
5
Freezing level m
3550
3350
2900
2900
2600
2450
2000
1600
1450
950
1000
1300
1200
2200
2550
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
11 km SSW
737m alt.
34 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
34 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
4 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.