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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
800
700
1650
600
600
900
650
550
500
550
550
1500
2050
700
1900
700
km/h
30
NW
15
W
10
SE
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
55
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
20
WNW
5
SW
45
SSE
45
S
35
S
20
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
1
8
2
—
—
—
 mm
0.2
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
31
43
17
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
5
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
3
-2
-4
-5
-7
-6
-5
-2
min °C
1
3
4
6
6
4
5
4
3
3
1
-6
-5
-7
-8
-7
-5
-5
 chill °C
-5
0
1
3
2
-2
0
-2
-4
-4
-6
-15
-12
-16
-18
-17
-14
-13
Freezing level m
2300
2650
3050
3350
3550
3600
3600
3200
2800
2800
2650
1600
1400
1400
900
1050
1250
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:57
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue night).

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
36 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
36 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
20 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.