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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Mon morning turning to light snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
10
W
15
W
45
NW
45
WNW
50
NW
50
WNW
40
NW
25
WNW
35
W
60
WNW
60
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
9
3
14
2
1
11
1
0.1
0.2
0.7
max °C
8
9
9
7
7
7
3
1
-1
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
-1
-4
-2
-1
min °C
8
9
6
7
7
4
2
1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-1
-2
-5
-5
-3
-2
5
5
1
2
5
-2
-5
-6
-12
-14
-13
-12
-8
-12
-16
-15
-12
-10
3850
3850
3700
3550
3350
3450
2650
2400
1950
1550
1550
1450
1750
1800
1550
1350
1600
1750
Cloud base (m)
9500
8950
2850
3400
8300
550
700
550
600
500
550
600
600
550
550
550
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:02
6:01
6:00

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

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Drizzle on Mon morning turning to light snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 52).
19
64 km SE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 67).
19
84 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 70).
14
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
clear
Clear skies.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
111 km SE
12m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 28).
3
CHGPC Allandale
116 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
Wind obs. (109 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
118 km SE
243m alt.
59 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 86).
10

* 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.