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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
65
WNW
55
WNW
55
NW
75
NW
60
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
10
NNE
10
ESE
35
E
20
E
30
E
30
ESE
8
21
21
16
4
6
1
1
2
1
2
2
0.2
max °C
2
0
1
2
0
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
3
3
1
0
1
1
min °C
1
0
1
0
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
-1
1
2
0
0
1
-2
-7
-9
-7
-9
-12
-12
-10
-10
-9
-5
-7
-2
-2
-7
-5
-5
-10
2450
2150
2300
2400
2150
1700
1800
1650
1800
2100
2050
2300
2500
2200
2100
2400
2350
Cloud base (m)
550
600
500
500
500
550
550
600
800
1900
3800
2800
700
750
650
700
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Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:14
9:14
9:14

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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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon 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.
42 minutes ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
42 minutes ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
20 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
42 minutes ago
14° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 302).
24
64 km SE
287m alt.
25 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
18
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
42 minutes ago
15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 323).
35
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
42 minutes ago
17° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
20 km
CHGPC Allandale
116 km SE
200m alt.
42 minutes ago
13° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3954
116 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
17.7 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.