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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 68mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
600
2000
550
550
550
550
600
550
650
650
1500
750
km/h
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
5
E
30
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
1
5
5
2
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.7
43
21
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
7
6
5
4
3
3
2
1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-2
0
1
1
min °C
6
6
4
5
3
3
2
2
-1
-2
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-2
1
1
 chill °C
3
2
-2
0
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-14
-17
-15
-14
-14
-8
-3
-4
Freezing level m
3350
3550
3600
3650
3050
2800
2600
2600
2150
1750
1450
850
1000
1100
700
1700
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 68mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, near gales from the SSE by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
11 km SSW
737m alt.
47 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
47 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
57 minutes ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
47 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).

* 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.