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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 70mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
700
900
600
550
500
500
550
1450
800
650
750
550
500
500
600
km/h
30
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
60
WNW
75
NW
75
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
10
W
30
W
40
W
60
WNW
60
W
35
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
2
—
—
—
—
4
3
4
1
 mm
—
—
0.1
0.3
1.6
2
11
55
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
-3
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-5
min °C
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
-4
-5
-5
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-7
 chill °C
-2
-4
-4
-2
-4
-6
-8
-6
-12
-13
-13
-6
-8
-11
-11
-13
-14
Freezing level m
3350
3300
3350
3450
3650
3350
2800
2950
1750
1650
1200
1400
1650
1950
1800
1850
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
43344333-4-5-4-1-1-2-2-3-66445555621-210222-2106898889552435651
Sunrise
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 70mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu 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.
52 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
13°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.
52 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.