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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 122mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
600
500
800
600
800
1850
800
650
700
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
km/h
45
W
55
W
40
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
35
WNW
50
NW
70
NW
60
NW
65
NW
65
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
8
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
5
7
6
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
51
41
12
3
max °C
-6
-5
-4
-6
-3
-1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
min °C
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
1
3
3
2
3
 chill °C
-17
-17
-8
-10
-12
-6
-5
-7
-11
-11
-9
-8
-5
-3
-3
-2
Freezing level m
950
1200
1550
800
1150
1950
1500
1500
2000
2000
2150
2300
2650
2650
2650
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-7-4-1-10-1-1023333-3-1-1-4-130113357667033-13634567899910
Sunrise
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
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8:19
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 122mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
43 minutes ago
2°C
light snow
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
4 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
43 minutes ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).

* 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.