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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
600
600
800
600
900
2100
750
700
850
650
600
600
600
600
600
550
km/h
35
W
40
WNW
65
WNW
15
WNW
35
W
10
WSW
20
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
55
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
10
3
10
1
8
4
1
 mm
4
max °C
1
0
-1
-7
-6
-6
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
3
min °C
1
0
-4
-8
-6
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
1
 chill °C
-6
-8
-11
-14
-15
-14
-18
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-7
-5
-9
Freezing level m
1300
2650
1900
1000
1300
850
800
1100
400
1050
1250
1150
1300
1350
1400
1650
2150
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:16
Sunset
6:27
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

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

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat 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.
34 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
34 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10 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.