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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
75
NW
40
NW
40
NW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
W
45
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
40
W
 cm 
1
5
1
2
6
1
2
1
1
 mm 
49
0.1
1.1
0.9
max°C
5
0
-2
-3
-2
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
2
min°C
2
-2
-3
-4
-3
0
0
0
3
1
1
2
-6
-6
-4
-4
-2
0
0
chill°C 
-6
-10
-11
-10
-10
-6
-6
-7
-2
-6
-6
-6
-15
-14
-12
-12
-10
-7
-7
Freezing level (m
3050
2100
1750
1450
1550
2100
2100
2250
2650
2800
2400
2500
1400
1400
1700
1350
1650
2050
2350
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
700
650
1750
1900
750
850
550
500
500
600
600
1550
650
650
750
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
Sunset
9:07
9:08
9:08
9:09
9:10
9:10

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 50mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
41 minutes ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
41 minutes ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
41 minutes ago
14° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 295).
9
64 km SE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 269).
18
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
41 minutes ago
16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
26 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 323 degs) was rejected.
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
41 minutes ago
17° C
light rain
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
111 km SE
12m alt.
39 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
3

* 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.