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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
900
850
800
750
800
800
800
1400
750
800
1550
800
850
1500
850
km/h
20
NW
25
NW
45
NW
35
NW
5
NNE
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
15
—
1
6
—
1
2
 mm
1
4
19
74
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
5
7
1
3
0
1
0
2
-1
-1
1
0
0
2
min °C
4
4
5
2
0
1
-1
1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
0
0
-2
 chill °C
0
-1
-1
0
0
-4
-6
-4
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-5
-6
-5
Freezing level m
3600
2750
2700
3000
1400
1850
1250
1650
1550
1800
1350
1300
1200
1450
1450
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4221-5-4-5-2-4-4-7-7-5-3-4-3555512-1101-1-1-1000111112117106877666776
Sunrise
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

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 -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu 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
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 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
16°C
Dry
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
10 km
51 km W
2m alt.
46 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 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.