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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 63mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
750
700
950
600
550
550
500
600
2150
750
550
550
550
500
750
650
km/h
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
70
NW
100
NW
45
WNW
45
W
30
WNW
20
W
30
W
50
W
65
WNW
65
W
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
1
—
—
—
—
4
3
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
0.2
1.7
0.9
8
53
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
-3
-3
-5
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
min °C
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
-4
-4
-6
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-4
 chill °C
-1
-2
-4
-4
-1
-4
-4
-7
-8
-13
-13
-15
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
Freezing level m
3500
3350
3350
3300
3450
3750
3350
2850
3000
1700
1750
1050
1200
1450
1700
2050
1950
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 63mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W 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.
55 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
4 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
55 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
2 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.