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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
600
550
500
500
550
650
700
550
550
500
550
700
550
650
750
600
km/h
40
WNW
55
WNW
90
NW
75
NW
20
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
50
W
70
WNW
45
W
55
W
60
W
45
W
60
W
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
5
1
—
1
1
1
22
2
1
8
—
1
2
 mm
1.1
2
8
59
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
3
2
4
-4
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
min °C
3
2
2
-1
-4
-3
-5
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-4
-6
-7
-8
-10
-11
-14
-10
-13
-15
-16
-17
-15
-12
-13
-10
Freezing level m
3750
3300
2700
3000
1350
1850
1250
1600
1600
1850
1350
1350
1250
1500
1550
1550
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Sunrise
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6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
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—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
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—
8:13
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8:14
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mild with heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
11 km SSW
737m alt.
45 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
44 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
4 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
14 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
44 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
44 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
44 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
10 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.