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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
750
650
650
600
650
700
800
600
550
500
500
km/h
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
2
6
14
51
max °C
5
4
5
5
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
min °C
4
3
4
4
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
 chill °C
-1
-1
2
1
5
3
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-4
-6
-6
-8
Freezing level m
3450
3300
3200
3100
3400
3450
3600
3550
3400
3300
3450
3550
3600
2850
2800
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
54557765544443337677101076754555668101191314910117898899
Sunrise
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6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
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—
Sunset
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
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8:08
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

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.
28 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
38 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
53 km SSE
541m alt.
28 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
28 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
64 km SE
287m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 235).
5

* 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.