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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
550
1600
750
550
800
550
500
700
550
500
800
700
600
900
900
700
1700
650
km/h
35
W
45
W
50
W
40
W
50
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
50
W
50
W
55
W
20
W
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
65
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
20
8
2
4
5
1
4
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-1
-1
-2
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-2
0
0
1
2
0
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-4
-1
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-12
-14
-14
-10
-11
-13
-17
-17
-18
-15
-14
-9
-10
-6
-6
-7
-8
-10
Freezing level m
1550
1650
1000
1300
1950
1450
1400
1300
1100
1250
1500
1050
1150
2000
1550
2150
2700
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-2-2-3-5-6-7-5-4-5-3-1-111-110-3001-1-2-2-1-1-3-221132540444321341363575
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
11 km SSW
737m alt.
41 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
41 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10 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.