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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
600
600
600
550
550
550
600
800
600
1750
2350
750
4900
1850
700
km/h
75
W
25
SW
30
SSW
25
W
40
W
40
WNW
70
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
4
6
3
5
 mm
max °C
-2
-5
-1
1
1
0
-1
-7
-5
-7
-9
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-8
-7
-3
0
1
0
-4
-7
-6
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-5
-5
 chill °C
-16
-15
-10
-5
-6
-8
-11
-13
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-13
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1450
900
1300
1300
1300
2950
1800
1000
1400
1050
800
1150
600
1150
1550
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:29
6:30
6:30

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
light snow
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10 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.