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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1800
600
650
1600
750
8500
2150
650
700
2000
750
600
800
750
km/h
5
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
S
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
NW
15
NW
0
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
max °C
1
-3
-3
-3
1
5
6
6
8
9
8
7
8
6
6
6
8
min °C
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
3
5
5
7
8
5
6
6
6
5
4
3
 chill °C
-8
-12
-11
-9
-10
1
5
5
7
6
3
5
6
4
2
1
0
Freezing level m
1650
900
900
1150
950
2250
2600
2550
2950
3200
3400
3050
3100
3000
3250
3300
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-5-3123565444444-1-4-4-3-24668977766564-1011810711128101181098
Sunrise
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Tue night). 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.
30 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 135).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 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.
30 minutes ago
1°C
moderate snow
Recent moderate snow.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 225).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
30 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).

* 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.