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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
650
600
700
650
800
600
550
500
450
550
1550
650
550
650
550
km/h
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
80
NW
105
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
40
W
50
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
1
1
—
—
—
7
 mm
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
0.6
6
19
50
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
7
5
4
5
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
-1
-3
-5
-1
-1
-1
min °C
6
6
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
-2
-4
-6
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
5
3
0
-1
-1
-4
-3
0
-4
-4
-6
-7
-9
-12
-14
-10
-10
-11
Freezing level m
3350
3550
3650
3500
3400
3300
3350
3500
3700
3300
2900
3000
2050
1800
1150
1300
1650
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
775453344343-2-4-6-2-2-21010656335567632-2-1021314991067888109752335
Sunrise
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
8:05
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

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.
52 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
52 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).

* 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.