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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 54mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
60
NW
80
NW
60
NW
40
NW
40
NW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
W
45
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
 cm 
4
4
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
 mm 
0.6
6
47
0.1
0.4
0.9
10
max°C
3
4
5
-1
-3
-3
-1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
-2
-5
-4
-3
min°C
3
3
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
-7
-6
-4
-5
chill°C 
-5
-6
-8
-10
-11
-10
-10
-4
-4
-5
-4
-7
-7
-7
-16
-14
-13
-13
Freezing level (m
3000
2700
3000
1950
1700
1400
1550
2250
2300
2300
2600
2750
2350
2550
1350
1350
1600
1300
Cloud base (m)
900
1450
500
550
550
700
650
1800
2050
550
600
600
500
500
600
600
750
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
343-2-3-4-21123222-5-6-4-467631-125445556-1-11-110109653697788893352
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
Sunset
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:08
9:09
9:10

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 54mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

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

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the NW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Clear skies.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 10).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
-
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 23).
65
64 km SE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 14).
31
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 323).
42
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
111 km SE
12m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 21).
16

* 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.