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– Lat/Long: 42.87° S 171.66° E

Mount Franklin (Canterbury)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
30
NW
30
NNW
10
N
20
SE
55
SSE
60
SE
55
SE
55
SE
65
SE
65
SE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
3
1
1
3
3
4
2
4
8
3
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
0
1
2
min °C
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
0
1
-11
-11
-5
-7
-12
-13
-14
-14
-15
-14
-12
-11
-12
-10
-10
-8
-5
-4
-3
1800
1750
2050
1600
1450
1300
1050
1000
1050
1150
1150
1100
1100
1150
1250
2000
2200
2250
2400
Cloud base (m)
750
550
2000
700
550
550
600
600
600
600
600
650
600
650
800
700
1700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
Sunset
5:54
5:53
5:52
5:51
5:49
5:47

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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 -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

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 16km SE of Hokitika
54 km WSW
30m alt.
56 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
10 km
Springfield
61 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 248).
17
64 km SE
287m alt.
58 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 319).
3
84 km SSE
150m alt.
34 minutes ago
Dry
Christchurch International Airport
98 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ChristchurchAeroAws
99 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
20 km
Lincoln Broadfield
107 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
CHGPC Allandale
116 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
118 km SE
243m alt.
38 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 43).
8

* 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.