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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light rain
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
60
WNW
65
W
50
WNW
55
NW
65
NW
55
NW
50
NW
40
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
25
E
40
ESE
45
E
5
7
24
11
18
6
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
8
0.7
0.4
max °C
2
2
0
1
1
0
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
min °C
1
2
-1
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
0
-1
-1
0
0
2
1
-2
-7
-6
-10
-7
-9
-12
-12
-12
-9
-7
-3
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-6
-7
2250
2550
2100
2300
2350
2100
1700
1750
1700
1600
2200
2050
2050
2150
2350
2450
2650
1800
Cloud base (m)
500
1800
650
500
500
500
500
600
700
550
1600
2000
2300
700
800
850
800
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22-111-2-3-3-3-30-1-10122-1563553231254345541896886564597777984
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
9:13
9:13
9:13
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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

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

Drizzle on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, near gales 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
18° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 219).
9
64 km SE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 300).
48
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 87).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
58 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 323).
8
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 030 degs)
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
111 km SE
12m alt.
37 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 316).
11

* 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.