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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sun 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 40mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 112mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
65
WNW
50
WSW
50
WNW
75
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
100
NW
105
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
50
W
 cm 
7
9
29
4
5
2
2
9
6
1
2
2
 mm 
40
58
53
max°C
-5
-1
-1
0
0
3
0
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
5
5
1
-3
-5
-4
min°C
-6
-3
-2
0
0
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
3
3
-2
-4
-5
-5
chill°C 
-17
-12
-10
-10
-10
-10
-13
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-6
-6
-12
-14
-16
-15
Freezing level (m
1300
1300
1150
1300
1900
2600
2100
1800
1350
1500
1700
3000
2800
3100
2250
1550
1350
1100
Cloud base (m)
600
700
650
600
600
500
500
600
550
550
600
550
500
450
500
550
650
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-2-2002-1-3-3-3-2044-1-4-5-5-2-2-2-12531-10128830-1-222134864234410116432
Sunrise
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
Sunset
8:00
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 40mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 112mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu morning, strong 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 264).
54
64 km SE
287m alt.
25 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 313).
29
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 323).
37
lightning 42km SW of Hokitika
86 km WSW
13m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
0.6 km
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
10 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 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.