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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
900
1850
900
800
800
750
800
1700
1400
800
1600
750
1300
1700
800
800
800
850
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
40
NW
40
NW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
2
—
—
15
2
—
7
1
6
—
 mm
0.1
0.4
1.4
4
14
79
—
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
5
5
5
7
1
3
-1
1
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
-3
min °C
3
4
4
5
5
5
1
2
-2
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-1
0
0
0
-1
2
1
-2
-8
-5
-7
-8
-6
-7
-9
-6
-8
-8
Freezing level m
3300
3450
3600
3000
2600
3000
1700
1850
1250
1400
1550
1400
1400
1550
1300
1700
1500
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
343222-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-3-5-845555613-21-110-102-1-31112111111128106777777873
Sunrise
6:28
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—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:07
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
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—
8:13
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—
8:15
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri 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.
46 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
17 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
46 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
46 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
43 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.