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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
600
700
650
650
700
850
800
800
950
700
600
600
700
700
2000
1750
km/h
45
W
35
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
20
W
30
W
30
W
20
SW
10
SSW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
-1
0
0
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
1
1
2
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
 chill °C
-16
-14
-12
-9
-6
-4
-3
-5
-4
-2
-2
2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-2
-1
Freezing level m
1150
1200
1100
1200
1450
1550
1700
2250
1550
3200
3300
3250
3350
3500
3400
2500
2500
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-3-1-1-101113343112-2-2-2-200121225444334221233553466776776
Sunrise
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
7:36
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:39
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—
7:40
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri 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.
40 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
10 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).

* 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.