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– Lat/Long: 42.91° S 171.51° E

Mount Rolleston
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
65
NW
40
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
 cm 
5
3
3
3
11
17
 mm 
2
34
38
0.4
max°C
4
5
5
-1
-1
-3
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
min°C
4
5
0
-1
-1
-7
-6
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
1
1
0
0
2
2
chill°C 
-4
-1
-7
-8
-7
-12
-10
-4
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-5
-4
0
0
Freezing level (m
2300
2250
1850
1400
1350
950
650
1400
1200
1100
1300
1200
1800
1600
1650
1600
2050
2150
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
850
850
6900
850
900
850
800
800
850
900
1700
6750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Mild with heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
lightning 49km ESE of Greymouth
13 km NNE
723m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 59km WNW of Oxford
19 km S
1503m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
4 km
lightning 14km SSW of Hokitika
49 km WSW
30m alt.
28 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Springfield
62 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
93
Stormy winds from the W
(93 kph at 264).
111
70 km SE
287m alt.
45 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 181).
24
85 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 323).
11
lightning 73km W of Methven
101 km SSW
2041m alt.
28 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ChristchurchAeroAws
104 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
clear
Clear skies.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
20 km

* 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.