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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 95mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
550
500
700
550
500
550
650
650
900
800
700
750
550
550
550
600
km/h
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
50
W
40
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
50
NW
95
NW
75
NW
75
NW
40
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
19
8
2
1
13
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
5
4
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
34
33
max °C
-1
-4
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
-4
-1
0
0
-1
1
2
3
3
min °C
-3
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
1
3
3
 chill °C
-13
-15
-18
-18
-16
-11
-13
-11
-7
-5
-7
-10
-11
-8
-5
-4
Freezing level m
1350
1500
1300
950
1100
1350
900
1100
1600
1450
2500
1950
2150
2400
2600
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-5-7-7-6-6-7-5-2-10-102330-1-2-4-2-2-4-211113677332023-124355691010
Sunrise
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
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—
8:17
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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 95mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW 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.
48 minutes ago
5°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
30 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
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.