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– Lat/Long: 42.91° S 171.51° E

Mount Rolleston
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Thu 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 42mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
55
WNW
25
NW
45
NNW
25
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
20
WNW
 cm 
1
3
1
7
3
4
2
5
13
5
1
2
1
 mm 
51
7
42
max°C
9
2
0
-1
-1
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
5
0
-2
-3
-3
min°C
6
0
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
4
-3
-2
-3
-4
chill°C 
-2
-7
-10
-10
-8
-8
-5
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-2
-9
-5
-6
-8
Freezing level (m
3250
1850
1100
1100
1300
1250
1450
1550
1350
1300
1350
1550
1450
2450
1300
1100
1000
900
Cloud base (m)
700
1300
1350
800
850
800
800
1550
800
800
750
800
750
1250
1350
1350
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3-4-6-6-5-5-4-5-7-7-6-5-41-6-7-8-781-2-2-2-10-1-2-1-10-15-2-2-3-413855667756676105432
Sunrise
6:31
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
Sunset
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:09
8:10
8:12

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 42mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
2 km
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
4 hours ago
15° C
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 13 degs) was rejected.
Springfield
62 km SSE
375m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
-
74
Gales from the W
(74 kph at 266).
87
70 km SE
287m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 323).
58
lightning 50km NW of Amberley
70 km E
831m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Hororata
82 km SSE
172m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 85 degs) was rejected.
85 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 323).
37
ChristchurchAeroAws
104 km SE
36m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Clear skies.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
20 km
Christchurch International Airport
104 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 020 degs)
(28 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Lincoln Broadfield
111 km SE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.

* 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.