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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 81mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
1450
600
600
950
650
600
1850
2300
2050
km/h
55
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
8
7
1
4
6
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
55
23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
3
1
1
-3
-3
-6
-6
-5
-1
0
1
1
2
3
3
min °C
3
3
3
1
-3
-4
-5
-7
-6
-5
-5
-1
1
1
1
3
3
 chill °C
-4
-3
-3
-6
-9
-10
-14
-18
-17
-15
-14
-7
-4
-4
-3
1
1
Freezing level m
2900
3050
2750
2400
2300
1600
1600
900
1000
1100
900
1850
2400
2450
2300
2550
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3431-1-4-4-7-6-5-3-111233677531-1-4-3-4-23545768998653-111068610118
Sunrise
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 81mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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.
39 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
59 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
59 minutes ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
59 minutes ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
53 km SSE
541m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
59 minutes ago
14°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
59 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
59 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
2 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.