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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
50
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
15
NW
15
ESE
50
SE
60
SE
75
SE
55
SE
55
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
50
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
3
2
2
6
2
2
18
4
9
12
2
2
7
2
max °C
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-10
-10
-8
-10
-6
-6
-11
-13
-14
-11
-11
-12
-14
-15
-14
-12
-10
-8
2000
1900
1900
1650
1950
1850
1800
1500
1550
1250
1300
1600
1200
1100
1100
950
1150
1100
Cloud base (m)
500
500
700
550
1450
1800
550
600
550
600
550
600
600
1550
1550
600
700
750
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Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
Sunset
5:57
5:54
5:53
5:52
5:51
5:49

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE 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
lightning 8km S of Greymouth
52 km WNW
55m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
rain showers
Light rain and snow showers.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
1 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
Wind obs. (78 kph from 303 degs) was rejected.
64 km SE
287m alt.
52 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 196).
16
lightning 30km SW of Hokitika
78 km WSW
0m alt.
19 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
84 km SSE
150m alt.
34 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
3
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
20 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.
50 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0

* 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.