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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 56mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Fri morning turning to drizzle on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
800
2400
1450
800
1400
750
1350
1600
800
800
800
850
850
900
900
km/h
35
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
13
5
2
1
2
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
1
1
-2
0
0
2
-1
-1
-2
0
1
0
-1
0
0
min °C
1
1
-1
-3
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-1
0
-3
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-2
-3
-6
-9
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-7
-6
-7
-5
-4
-6
Freezing level m
2850
1650
1650
1100
1400
1600
1500
1400
1350
1000
1400
1550
1300
1200
1450
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
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8:15
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 56mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during 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 light covering of new snow on Fri morning turning to drizzle on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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.
19 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
4 km
51 km W
2m alt.
19 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 225).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
19 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
24 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 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.