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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
600
550
600
600
600
750
550
550
550
600
600
550
500
500
600
550
550
550
km/h
70
WNW
70
WNW
20
WNW
30
NNW
55
NNW
80
NNW
70
NNW
75
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
10
WSW
35
W
60
WNW
85
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
65
W
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
20
30
5
2
15
8
6
4
3
5
6
2
 mm
max °C
1
1
0
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-6
-3
-2
-1
min °C
1
1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-7
-5
-4
-2
 chill °C
-8
-8
-7
-8
-10
-11
-12
-14
-13
-12
-11
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-15
-10
Freezing level m
2250
2300
1950
1850
2100
1950
1800
1700
1700
1250
1550
1300
1500
1700
850
950
1250
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-7-4-3-2552343210-20-101-4-3-1188556655334334-1133
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05

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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 Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Sun 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
11 km SSW
737m alt.
37 minutes ago
10°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
4 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 202).
26

* 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.