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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
2050
700
600
1750
750
2150
1800
2200
700
650
1650
6900
km/h
45
NW
40
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
SSW
50
SSE
50
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
15
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
8
4
—
4
5
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
2
1
-5
-4
-7
-7
-5
-2
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
min °C
3
1
-4
-5
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
 chill °C
-4
-6
-11
-12
-15
-19
-18
-15
-14
-7
-4
-4
-2
1
0
0
0
-1
Freezing level m
2900
2450
2100
1400
1650
900
950
1150
950
1900
2450
2400
2400
2750
3000
3250
3250
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
42-2-5-5-8-7-6-4021244344752-1-1-4-4-3-235468756898544-1010796101189109
Sunrise
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 33mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
11 km SSW
737m alt.
29 minutes ago
8°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
29 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
4 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.