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Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 06 May Local Time
Updates in:
48min 26s
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 mph
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
S
5
W
5
SW
 in 
0.4
5
1
0.4
 in 
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.4
max°F
37
37
37
37
37
36
34
37
27
27
32
34
34
34
32
34
34
min°F
37
36
37
37
36
34
34
30
25
25
28
32
34
30
32
34
32
chill°F 
28
25
27
27
23
19
18
19
14
12
19
25
28
21
25
30
27
Freezing level (ft
12000
12300
12000
11600
10500
8400
7700
8700
5600
5100
4400
8400
10200
8500
6700
7700
7200
Cloud base (ft)
3300
2600
3000
2800
3300
2000
2000
1800
2000
2500
3000
2100
2000
2300
2800
5700
6200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
373737373735343426263033343232343338373737404041393332313536373637364442444445454645403837404141424440
Sunrise
7:28
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:33
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:27
5:25
5:24

Days 7-12 Weather Summary

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
6.8 miles SSW
2418ft alt.
44 minutes ago
49°F
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 mph at 315).
32.9 miles SSE
1775ft alt.
44 minutes ago
57°F
Dry
22
Fresh winds from the NW
(22 mph at 315).
Springfield Ridge
34.2 miles SSE
2723ft alt.
1 hour ago
53°F
-
0
Calm
(0 mph at 0).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
36.0 miles W
131ft alt.
1 hour ago
53°F
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
4
Light winds from the ENE
(4 mph at 70).
7 ftiles
Springfield
37.9 miles SSE
1230ft alt.
1 hour ago
51°F
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 271 degs) was rejected.
38.5 miles WSW
7ft alt.
44 minutes ago
54°F
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
39.8 miles SE
942ft alt.
2 hours ago
41°F
Dry
1
Calm
(1 mph at 358).
2
42.9 miles WSW
217ft alt.
50 minutes ago
52°F
Dry
1
Calm
(1 mph at 225).
45.4 miles NE
1388ft alt.
44 minutes ago
50°F
Dry
1
Calm
(1 mph at 90).
Hororata
50.3 miles SSE
564ft alt.
1 hour ago
38°F
-
0
Calm
(0 mph at 85).
0

* 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.