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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
850
600
550
500
500
550
1600
750
550
650
500
500
1450
600
550
550
600
km/h
25
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
75
NW
90
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
35
W
55
WNW
55
W
50
W
50
W
60
WNW
85
WNW
35
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
7
2
—
1
—
—
17
5
—
2
4
8
1
 mm
0.1
0.3
1.6
3
7
40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
4
4
2
4
-2
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
-1
min °C
2
4
3
3
2
1
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-4
 chill °C
-4
-2
-4
-5
-7
-6
-11
-11
-14
-10
-12
-14
-13
-14
-14
-11
-11
-12
Freezing level m
3350
3400
3800
3400
2750
3050
1800
1650
1200
1350
1750
1500
1450
1600
1350
1750
1950
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:26
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—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:07
—
—
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 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

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 Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
46 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
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.
56 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
46 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
56 minutes ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
20 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.