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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
850
800
750
800
850
800
1750
750
1300
1450
1400
800
1450
850
850
1500
950
km/h
25
NW
45
NW
40
NW
10
NW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
14
2
1
6
—
1
3
—
—
—
 mm
6
17
56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
7
2
1
-2
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
0
1
1
min °C
4
6
1
0
0
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-1
0
-1
-4
-5
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-4
-1
-3
-4
Freezing level m
2550
2700
3000
1500
1650
1100
1300
1550
1600
1450
1350
1200
1200
1400
1800
1350
2350
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Mild with heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rolleston at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Rolleston. 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
5 km SE
737m alt.
50 minutes ago
11°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
17 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
4 km
51 km W
2m alt.
50 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
light rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 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.