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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 52mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
2450
850
1450
1900
750
750
1500
1450
800
1650
850
850
1650
900
850
1600
800
km/h
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
30
W
10
N
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
60
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
17
3
2
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
max °C
1
-2
1
1
2
0
-2
-3
-1
0
-2
0
1
0
2
2
6
min °C
-1
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-1
0
-3
-2
1
-1
0
1
3
 chill °C
-6
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-7
-6
-6
-4
-2
-6
-5
-4
-5
Freezing level m
1650
1000
1350
1800
1450
1400
1300
1000
1350
1550
1050
1150
1900
1300
1450
1750
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 52mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun 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.
59 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
10 km
51 km W
2m alt.
59 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 225).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
59 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 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.