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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
NW
40
NW
60
NW
80
NW
70
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
 cm 
4
2
4
1
1
4
7
5
 mm 
0.5
0.9
6
50
0.4
0.3
max°C
5
5
3
4
5
-1
-3
-3
-1
0
1
2
3
3
1
1
-5
min°C
5
2
3
3
2
-2
-3
-4
-2
-1
-1
1
3
0
0
-1
-6
chill°C 
0
-6
-4
-6
-6
-11
-12
-11
-5
-4
-6
-4
-1
-8
-8
-8
-13
Freezing level (m
3200
3250
2750
2700
3050
2050
1700
1450
1850
2100
2200
2600
3000
2450
2200
2350
1250
Cloud base (m)
7000
750
1450
500
550
550
750
900
1900
900
800
850
650
500
500
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
54344-2-3-4-2-1023210-68667731034346444-2128101110753786897772
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
9:07
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:08
9:09

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
53 minutes ago
15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
20 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
53 minutes ago
14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 296).
0
64 km SE
287m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 325).
13
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
53 minutes ago
14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
3
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 050 degs)
(7 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
53 minutes ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
10 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.
53 minutes ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (56 kph from 324 degs) was rejected.

* 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.