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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 37mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1900
800
700
1550
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
700
600
900
1700
1750
1950
km/h
10
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
50
NW
70
NW
70
NW
70
NW
50
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
2
5
9
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
22
15
11
6
1.3
1.5
—
0.6
0.4
—
max °C
-1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
min °C
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
 chill °C
-5
-5
-7
-10
-10
-9
-8
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
-3
Freezing level m
2050
1850
2500
2450
2000
2150
2400
2450
2650
2700
2700
2700
2750
2750
2850
2950
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-110-1122333344554313224566777778977466578899910101012139
Sunrise
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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 37mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW 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.
55 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 45).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
55 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).

* 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.