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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
550
550
600
600
550
550
km/h
30
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
85
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
85
NW
70
WNW
55
W
50
W
40
W
45
WNW
65
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
3
3
1
30
8
5
2
3
3
14
 mm
max °C
-8
-6
-2
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
1
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
min °C
-8
-8
-4
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
0
-2
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
 chill °C
-16
-16
-13
-11
-13
-13
-10
-8
-9
-12
-18
-17
-16
-14
-12
-12
Freezing level m
650
700
1000
1350
1550
1850
2100
2150
2200
2250
1300
1250
1150
1300
1500
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-3-2-2-1-100-1-6-6-6-5-3-2-5-5-3-1034444-2-2-2-101-3-212366777222334
Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat 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.
32 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
42 minutes ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
32 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
20 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
42 minutes ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 193 degs) was rejected.

* 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.