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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 59mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
550
2050
700
550
650
500
600
600
500
700
650
550
800
700
1550
km/h
55
WNW
90
NW
75
NW
30
WNW
50
W
50
W
45
WNW
50
W
80
WNW
45
W
60
W
75
WNW
35
W
65
W
50
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
3
4
1
—
1
3
1
19
2
2
8
—
1
4
—
—
—
 mm
3
7
49
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-1
-2
0
0
min °C
2
2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-3
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
 chill °C
-6
-8
-9
-12
-13
-14
-12
-14
-14
-16
-17
-16
-12
-14
-12
-7
-6
-4
Freezing level m
3250
2700
3000
1350
1750
1100
1500
1600
1750
1350
1350
1300
1300
1400
1900
1350
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
331-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-1055411-20-12-1-1-1-1-11-110887552335332334343
Sunrise
6:26
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—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
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—
Sunset
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
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—
8:15
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 59mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
44 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
1 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.