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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
600
600
650
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
600
550
600
km/h
70
W
80
W
60
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
80
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
85
NW
70
WNW
85
WNW
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
2
1
2
2
2
5
6
2
3
17
6
3
3
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-7
-8
-6
-3
-1
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-9
-8
-4
-2
-4
-2
-1
0
0
-3
-5
-6
-5
 chill °C
-18
-19
-19
-18
-15
-13
-10
-14
-13
-10
-9
-9
-14
-16
-18
-15
Freezing level m
1200
1150
1100
650
650
1000
1350
1400
1800
2150
2100
2200
2100
1350
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-9-7-4-2-3-2-100-1-5-6-5-2-2-4-5-5-3-1-134443-1-2-2210-3-202367776212
Sunrise
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:58
6:56
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08

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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
45 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (35 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 210).
4 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.