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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
600
550
600
600
700
750
550
550
600
600
800
550
500
550
700
km/h
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
15
W
30
NNW
55
NNW
80
NNW
70
NW
75
NW
25
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
5
12
9
25
37
7
1
14
9
3
3
14
6
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
0
1
1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-7
-6
min °C
-2
-1
-1
1
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-9
-9
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-8
-6
-7
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-7
-6
-10
-15
-13
-17
-18
Freezing level m
1750
1950
2050
2250
2300
1500
1750
2000
1800
1850
1800
1900
1700
1850
1350
1350
1100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-111-2-2-1-1-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-8-833454023232211-1-1-4-566787245565444220-3
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
29 minutes ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
4 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.