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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
700
750
550
550
550
750
600
550
700
650
600
750
900
650
800
700
km/h
15
WNW
10
W
35
W
35
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
15
SSW
35
W
45
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
5
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
—
—
1
15
17
5
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-3
-1
2
1
-5
-8
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
0
0
1
1
min °C
-5
-4
-2
0
0
-9
-9
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
0
0
0
 chill °C
-11
-4
-9
-7
-9
-17
-15
-14
-15
-13
-12
-9
-4
-2
-4
-4
-3
Freezing level m
1350
1150
1600
2200
2050
1250
900
850
1150
1300
1050
1300
1850
2050
1550
2850
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-211-7-9-6-5-5-5-3-10011-1-2033-3-4-4-2-2-3-111111223551-1-1221355554
Sunrise
—
—
6:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
6:31
—
—
6:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

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.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
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
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
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.