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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
900
2000
900
800
800
750
800
1400
1500
850
1600
800
800
2150
1550
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
7
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.3
1.7
4
15
80
1.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
5
5
5
5
7
3
1
-1
1
1
2
2
1
-2
min °C
2
3
4
4
4
5
6
1
0
-2
0
0
0
1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-2
-1
0
0
-1
0
0
-2
-3
-7
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-8
Freezing level m
3250
3300
3350
3650
2700
2650
2950
1950
1650
1250
1400
1800
1500
1750
1600
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

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.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 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
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
62 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.