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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
500
650
600
550
600
500
500
500
600
650
700
550
550
550
km/h
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
10
NW
5
WSW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
15
13
2
1
1
5
 mm
0.9
7
max °C
1
1
1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
1
2
0
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
min °C
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
-4
-4
-1
-1
-1
1
1
 chill °C
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-1
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-9
-7
-3
-3
-6
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1800
1800
1600
1300
1350
1450
1150
1550
1400
1600
1850
1450
950
1350
1150
1300
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-3-4-5-3-2-2-2-2-1-5-7-4-100-1111-1-1-1-10-112-2-3-1-1-112443222232351131345
Sunrise
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:28
6:28
6:26
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
4 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
20 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.