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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Wed night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
W
45
WNW
35
NW
60
NW
70
NNW
60
WNW
40
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
20
SE
45
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
 cm 
1
15
5
3
1
 mm 
0.1
17
5
0.1
0.1
max°C
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
-1
2
3
3
1
1
0
-1
0
2
min°C
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
0
-2
0
3
1
0
0
-1
-2
-1
0
chill°C 
-8
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-10
-8
-3
-4
-6
-5
-9
-10
-6
-5
Freezing level (m
2400
2450
2350
2600
3000
3150
2800
2300
1800
2100
2600
2650
2050
3000
2100
1650
2000
2500
Cloud base (m)
650
600
700
750
650
500
700
750
600
550
1750
6100
600
750
700
550
800
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
8:52
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:55
8:58

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
20° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 182).
2
64 km SE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 333).
35
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 323).
18
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 250 to 330 degs)
(13 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
111 km SE
12m alt.
45 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 292).
16

* 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.