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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Mon night turning to light snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
 km/h
60
NW
50
NW
45
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
0
N
10
ESE
20
SE
35
SE
45
ESE
35
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
WNW
12
4
4
2
4
3
0.6
0.3
0.2
1
0.1
max °C
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
1
2
2
4
5
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
min °C
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
-2
0
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
-11
-12
-11
-11
-8
-5
-5
-3
2
0
-3
-3
-5
-8
-6
-5
-3
0
3
2050
1750
1800
1550
1850
2150
2050
2100
2400
2500
2700
3100
3150
3200
2200
2100
2750
2900
2750
Cloud base (m)
500
650
700
600
750
2150
5850
2450
2400
2300
1500
800
650
800
750
2250
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-2-3-20-21223431012333221463685773222466666481061012810106555799
Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
Sunset
9:13
9:14
9:14
9:14
9:14
9:14

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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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

Drizzle on Mon night turning to light snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

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.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
4 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 309).
46
64 km SE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 271).
18
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
54 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
3
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
10.0 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
20 km
111 km SE
12m alt.
27 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 305).
3
CHGPC Allandale
116 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 282 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.