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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
650
600
600
850
900
650
700
650
600
600
600
650
600
600
800
km/h
20
SW
15
W
10
W
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
35
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
20
WNW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
19
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
0
-1
-4
0
1
2
3
min °C
-3
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
2
2
1
-1
-3
-4
-3
1
2
2
 chill °C
-9
-4
-5
-1
-3
-5
-3
-3
-2
-5
-7
-10
-8
-8
-10
-4
-2
0
Freezing level m
1300
2100
1700
1850
2150
1400
3150
3200
3250
3300
3300
1900
1750
1100
1300
2900
3150
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-1-10-101332-1-2-4-2123-11122-11143320-2-1344354663446665311685
Sunrise
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:40
—
—
7:42
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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Franklin (Canterbury) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun 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.
56 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
4 hours ago
Dry
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
56 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
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.