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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
clear
 km/h
40
W
65
WNW
105
WNW
75
NW
65
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
10
SW
20
SSE
5
SW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
75
NW
75
NNW
55
NW
30
WNW
 cm 
3
2
19
23
11
2
8
1
19
6
 mm 
max°C
2
2
1
2
0
-5
-5
-6
-6
-3
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
min°C
1
0
1
1
-4
-5
-5
-9
-8
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-2
chill°C 
-6
-9
-9
-8
-14
-15
-14
-12
-16
-6
-10
-10
-10
-13
-11
-10
-9
Freezing level (m
2350
2050
2450
2300
1800
1450
1400
1150
700
1500
1000
1150
1300
1250
1800
2050
1600
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
500
550
550
650
600
1800
1800
850
600
750
700
550
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2112-2-5-5-8-7-4-4-3-2-2-1-1-244452-1-1-4-50-2-3-2-11307788533-1-141222462
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:28
6:28
6:26
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27

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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
4 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (50 kph from 272 degs) was rejected.
64 km SE
287m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 321).
39
Hororata
81 km SSE
172m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
84 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 323).
31
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
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.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
3

* 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.