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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
650
650
550
600
600
600
800
650
2400
1750
1800
800
km/h
60
WNW
60
WNW
75
W
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
40
W
45
WNW
65
WNW
20
WNW
30
WSW
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
4
5
7
2
5
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-5
-1
1
0
0
0
-6
-5
-7
-8
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-1
-2
-8
-6
-3
-1
0
0
-3
-7
-6
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-4
-5
 chill °C
-10
-12
-15
-14
-10
-7
-7
-8
-11
-15
-15
-10
-17
-13
-11
-11
-7
-9
Freezing level m
1850
1800
1450
900
1250
1250
1300
2800
1750
1250
1400
950
900
1350
1100
1350
1700
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
Sunset
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:29
6:30
6:30

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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 Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
59 minutes ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
4 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
59 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
10 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.