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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 140mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
3
1
0.8
4
7
17
53
28
30
1.1
0.1
0.2
0.6
9
6
max °C
9
6
6
6
3
5
6
4
2
2
1
5
6
5
4
4
4
min °C
7
4
4
5
2
4
4
2
1
1
0
2
6
3
4
3
3
4
0
-1
0
-4
-1
-2
-4
-5
-4
-5
-1
3
0
0
2
0
3750
3150
2250
2600
2250
2350
2350
2050
1700
1700
1550
1850
2200
2050
2150
2000
2050
Cloud base (m)
650
600
500
1800
700
500
500
500
500
550
550
750
2350
2100
2400
600
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7323021-1-3-3-3-20-10-1-1855635532214644441189968865547107777
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
Sunset
9:12
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:14
9:14

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 140mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

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

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
2 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 269).
7
64 km SE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 133).
5
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
39 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
0
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 340 to 050 degs)
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
CHGPC Allandale
116 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 36).
65

* 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.