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– Lat/Long: 42.91° S 171.51° E

Mount Rolleston
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy rain
light rain
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
NW
80
NW
40
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
SE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
 cm 
7
5
2
2
1
1
26
 mm 
0.3
0.8
6
5
52
7
23
0.4
max°C
3
3
5
5
5
3
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
2
4
3
1
min°C
3
3
3
4
5
0
-1
-1
-5
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
0
3
2
0
chill°C 
-1
-1
-2
-4
-1
-6
-7
-7
-10
-4
-6
-9
-7
-6
-7
-2
-3
-5
Freezing level (m
2150
2300
2100
2350
2500
1800
1400
1400
1000
1200
1500
1150
1200
1350
1400
2100
2150
1550
Cloud base (m)
850
900
850
800
750
800
800
800
850
850
850
850
800
800
800
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
01001-4-6-6-8-5-4-5-4-3-2-1-1-2334552-1-1-4-2-1-3-2-114319101011118663675566996
Sunrise
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
Sunset
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:28

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Mild with heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
48 minutes ago
13° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
4 km
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Springfield
62 km SSE
375m alt.
48 minutes ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 127 degs) was rejected.
70 km SE
287m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 143).
13
85 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
3
ChristchurchAeroAws
104 km SE
36m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
20 km
Christchurch International Airport
104 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Lincoln Broadfield
111 km SE
23m alt.
48 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
117 km SE
12m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 243).
19
CHGPC Allandale
121 km SE
200m alt.
48 minutes ago
10° C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 288).
20

* 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.