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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 124mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
60
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
20
WSW
30
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
65
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
60
NW
65
NW
70
NNW
55
WNW
25
NNW
4
13
2
10
7
1
2
5
7
9
4
8
1
0.3
17
87
20
max °C
6
2
0
-1
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
1
2
3
3
-2
-2
min °C
3
2
0
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
2
2
0
-2
-3
-4
-5
-8
-14
-12
-13
-12
-8
-11
-15
-14
-13
-10
-9
-6
-6
-9
-11
-6
3400
2700
2200
1900
1600
1650
1550
1850
1800
1650
1400
1700
1950
2150
2450
2550
2700
1900
1800
Cloud base (m)
550
550
1400
500
650
500
600
800
500
550
650
550
550
550
500
500
450
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
520-3-3-4-3-1-2-3-4-3-11232-2-374321112211234675329866443554456799865
Sunrise
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
Sunset
6:05
6:02
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:57

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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 124mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat 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
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
58 minutes ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
20 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
58 minutes ago
11° C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 224).
13
64 km SE
287m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the WSW
(10 kph at 249).
19
84 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
0
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
58 minutes ago
14° C
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
20 km
ASCATC170E43S
106 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 277).
- km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
111 km SE
12m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 204 degs) was rejected.
CHGPC Allandale
116 km SE
200m alt.
58 minutes ago
11° C
-
Wind obs. (65 kph from 220 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.