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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2550
2000
2200
650
600
900
2200
650
600
2000
850
550
550
650
km/h
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
10
SW
15
SE
5
NNW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
35
NW
40
NW
10
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
—
4
 mm
—
—
0.4
0.6
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
23
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
4
2
2
4
5
7
7
6
5
4
3
1
-1
-4
min °C
3
4
3
1
1
3
5
6
6
4
4
4
2
0
-2
-6
 chill °C
0
0
-1
-5
-4
0
1
5
2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-8
-9
-14
Freezing level m
2800
2850
2600
2350
2400
2650
3150
3400
3500
3600
3500
3100
3050
2400
2000
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the S 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
11 km SSW
737m alt.
41 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
41 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.

* 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.