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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
850
850
800
800
800
800
750
1300
800
750
800
800
750
1300
800
800
800
km/h
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
N
15
NW
20
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
10
W
5
NW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
17
6
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
1
1
1
1
0
-1
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
0
0
2
-2
-1
0
min °C
1
0
0
1
0
-2
-4
-5
-3
-2
-3
-1
0
-2
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-8
-10
-8
-8
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-3
-4
Freezing level m
2150
1800
1650
1750
1550
1300
1100
650
950
1200
1150
1300
1500
1350
950
1250
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-2-3-3-4-6-9-8-5-6-4-3-3-4-5-3-111110-2-4-4-3-2-3-100-3-1-186786542444666454
Sunrise
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27

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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 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
5 km SE
737m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
50 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 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.