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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 53mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SE by Fri morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
650
650
600
650
600
9100
750
550
550
550
800
600
1600
km/h
20
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
10
W
15
SE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
35
NNW
10
NNW
15
E
20
ENE
55
SE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
24
9
7
4
10
 mm
0.8
—
—
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
25
28
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
2
3
6
7
7
6
6
5
4
3
2
1
-1
-2
-3
min °C
2
0
1
2
4
6
6
4
5
4
4
3
1
-1
-2
-2
-5
 chill °C
-2
-7
-5
-1
0
4
2
-2
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-9
-8
-15
Freezing level m
2600
2350
2250
2650
3100
3400
3600
3700
3600
3300
3100
2650
2600
2350
1600
1300
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
7:49
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
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—
7:54
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 53mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SE 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
11 km SSW
737m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 45).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).

* 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.