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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 62mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
650
1600
650
2050
2300
700
km/h
40
WNW
55
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
10
NNW
0
NNE
25
SSE
60
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
1
12
1
5
13
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.3
2
54
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
4
2
2
0
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
min °C
4
3
3
2
1
-3
-4
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
1
2
1
1
3
2
 chill °C
-2
-4
-3
-5
-5
-7
-4
-16
-18
-16
-14
-13
-4
-2
-3
-2
1
-1
Freezing level m
3250
3000
3000
2600
2500
2200
1500
1350
900
1050
1250
1050
2300
2550
2400
2450
2750
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 62mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun 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.
27 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
27 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
27 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.