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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
550
600
550
550
650
650
700
650
850
850
850
800
1000
650
600
700
650
km/h
25
WNW
30
SSW
35
W
45
W
30
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
34
5
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
-4
-8
-5
-5
-6
-4
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
min °C
-9
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-3
-1
-1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
2
 chill °C
-16
-17
-14
-16
-14
-13
-9
-6
-4
-3
-5
-4
0
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
Freezing level m
1300
950
800
1150
1200
900
1200
1400
1500
2050
2100
3200
3250
3300
3350
3450
3450
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:13
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—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
8:35
—
—
7:36
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
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—
7:39
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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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.
46 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
moderate snow
Recent moderate snow.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 135).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
light snow
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
moderate snow
Recent moderate snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
20 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.