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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
500
550
700
750
550
600
550
600
850
600
2400
2250
2050
km/h
25
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
70
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
35
W
45
WNW
65
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
S
25
S
25
S
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
8
5
5
6
2
3
 mm
max °C
0
-1
-1
-2
-5
-2
0
1
1
-1
-6
-6
-7
-9
-7
-7
min °C
-1
-2
-1
-8
-7
-3
-1
0
0
-3
-7
-6
-10
-10
-8
-8
 chill °C
-6
-11
-10
-16
-15
-10
-7
-7
-8
-10
-15
-14
-17
-19
-16
-16
Freezing level m
1750
1800
1850
1400
950
1400
1250
1300
3050
1850
1100
1400
1000
800
1200
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-1-5-6-3-111-2-7-6-9-10-8-8122-2-3-1-1-111-3-2-5-4-2-3355213134422-202-1
Sunrise
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
Sunset
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:29
6:30

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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 Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) at the specific elevation of 2145 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.
40 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
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.