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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
550
1600
650
550
500
500
500
750
600
550
550
650
700
650
900
km/h
45
NW
15
NW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
W
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
10
6
2
1
2
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
1
1
-1
1
0
2
0
-1
-2
0
1
0
-1
0
1
min °C
1
0
-1
-3
-1
0
-1
0
-2
-3
0
0
-3
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-2
-4
-6
-9
-7
-6
-7
-6
-9
-10
-6
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
Freezing level m
2950
1500
1650
1100
1350
1650
1550
1450
1350
1050
1400
1550
1300
1200
1450
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-4-4-4-3-2-3-5-6-6-4-3-4-3-1-1410-20010-2-301-2-2-107541434331342242
Sunrise
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
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—
8:15
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW 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.
1 hour ago
12°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
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.
2 hours ago
14°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 350).
2 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.