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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
850
950
1750
1700
900
950
900
900
900
850
2400
850
750
800
2000
850
km/h
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
35
NW
20
W
10
WSW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
1
9
4
1
1
 mm
3
max °C
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
1
3
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-2
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-8
-10
-10
-6
-4
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-6
-10
-6
-9
Freezing level m
1350
1000
800
1100
700
1000
1200
1050
1250
1400
1300
1350
1600
2050
1200
1200
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:16
7:16
Sunset
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:34
7:35

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat 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.
52 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
52 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
57 km WSW
66m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).

* 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.