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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1750
950
800
850
800
600
550
600
550
550
600
600
600
600
550
550
600
km/h
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
70
NW
65
NW
75
WNW
75
W
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
40
WNW
80
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
11
17
3
5
1
1
2
7
6
 mm
max °C
0
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-6
-7
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-4
-8
-8
-6
-4
-2
-4
-3
-1
-2
 chill °C
-4
-6
-8
-9
-10
-11
-13
-12
-16
-20
-21
-17
-12
-9
-14
-14
-10
-10
Freezing level m
2050
2250
1500
1250
1500
1150
1350
1650
1700
1200
1050
1050
1150
1350
1650
1700
1800
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:58
5:59

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Tue 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.
29 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
39 minutes ago
0° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
53 km SSE
541m alt.
29 minutes ago
2° C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
39 minutes ago
6° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
20 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
39 minutes ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.
62 km WSW
2m alt.
29 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).

* 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.