Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

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Days 0-3 Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
15 W15
30 W30
45 WNW45
80 WNW80
75 WNW75
55 WNW55
30 W30
30 WSW30
45 WSW45
25 SW25
35 SSW35
25 SW25
25 SSW25
25 SW25
20 W20
20 WSW20
30 SSE30
25 SSE25
clear some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs heavy snow heavy snow some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - 1 7 18 20 - - - 2 - - - - - - - -
High °C
-3 -3 -3 -2 -4 -8 -9 -9 -8 -7 -6 -4 -3 -2 -2 -4 -4 -2
Low °C
-4 -4 -4 -3 -6 -9 -9 -9 -9 -8 -7 -5 -3 -2 -3 -4 -5 -5
Chill °C
-9 -10 -12 -13 -15 -20 -18 -18 -18 -16 -15 -11 -10 -8 -7 -10 -12 -8
Freezing level m
1200 1300 1450 1700 1500 900 650 850 350 900 1250 1250 1500 1600 1450 1100 1550 1150
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-3-3-3-2-4-8-9-9-8-7-6-4-3-2-2-4-4-2-1-1020-3-5-5-4-3-2-1100-101223530-2-1-1121442342
Sunrise
8:03 - - 8:04 - - 8:04 - - 8:04 - - 8:04 - - 8:04 - -
Sunset
- 5:06 - - 5:06 - - 5:06 - - 5:07 - - 5:07 - - 5:07 -

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Hokitika Aero (aut)
57 km W
40m alt.
3 hours ago
10.5° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
20 km
Hokitika Airport
57 km W
40m alt.
3 hours ago
10.5° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
20 km
Runanga Greymouth
62 km NW
20m alt.
2 hours ago
10.0° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Cust
73 km SE
285m alt.
51 minutes ago
7.8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 98).
Darfield
76 km SSE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 77).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Franklin (Canterbury) and within an acceptable time window.