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Mount Franklin (Canterbury) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
700
550
500
500
500
750
600
500
600
650
600
950
850
700
900
550
km/h
45
W
45
W
50
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
45
W
55
W
40
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
W
20
WNW
40
WNW
65
NW
85
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
23
7
2
1
11
1
2
—
—
—
—
1
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
-1
-2
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-3
0
0
0
-1
0
min °C
-4
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-5
-1
-1
0
-1
0
 chill °C
-13
-10
-11
-13
-16
-17
-18
-15
-13
-9
-12
-6
-5
-8
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1050
1300
1650
1450
1400
1350
1000
1300
1550
1100
1150
1950
1600
1500
1850
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
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8:16
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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri 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.
44 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Cass
20 km SSE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
37 km NW
104m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
49 km N
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
53 km SSE
541m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Lees Valley
54 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
54 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
54 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
58 km W
40m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
20 km
62 km WSW
2m alt.
44 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).

* 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.