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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
700
600
700
550
500
500
450
500
650
800
600
550
550
km/h
40
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
45
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
W
35
W
70
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
22
14
4
3
3
12
5
 mm
max °C
-2
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-6
-5
0
0
0
0
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-9
-8
-6
-3
0
0
-2
 chill °C
-10
-8
-8
-4
-6
-6
-5
-11
-10
-19
-16
-13
-12
-6
-7
-12
Freezing level m
1700
1150
1100
1500
1400
1800
1800
1700
1800
1300
900
1350
1200
1300
3000
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-4-3-2-2-1-2-1-6-7-6-200-10-2-2-100111-2-3-1-1-1013111233342131334
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:28
6:28
6:26
Sunset
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon 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.
43 minutes ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
43 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 225).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
2 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.