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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
600
600
550
550
550
600
500
550
550
500
550
500
500
500
650
600
700
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
20
NW
30
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
10
2
3
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
2
1
1
1
1
1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
2
1
2
0
1
2
min °C
1
1
0
1
1
0
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
1
1
-1
-1
1
1
 chill °C
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
-1
Freezing level m
2200
2250
1850
1750
1700
1500
1200
1000
800
1000
1150
1500
1850
1700
1550
1250
1850
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00-1-1-2-3-7-8-7-5-5-2-1-2-2-2-11211111-3-4-4-3-21211-1125534431-1-1123543344
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:28
6:28
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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.
28 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
28 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
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.