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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
750
1900
850
750
1000
600
600
550
600
600
600
600
600
600
650
750
1700
800
km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
50
NW
65
NW
70
NW
70
NW
50
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
47
17
16
6
5
5
0.7
0.7
2
2
max °C
-3
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
min °C
-5
-1
-1
0
0
-1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
 chill °C
-11
-6
-5
-7
-8
-10
-9
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
Freezing level m
1200
2000
1750
2450
2550
1900
2150
2500
2600
2550
2700
2650
2700
2750
2700
2900
2900
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-1-111-1123333333554-131222466666777898474665799999101010121210
Sunrise
6:18
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—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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—
8:22
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu 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.
44 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
54 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
44 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
44 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).

* 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.