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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 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 Wed night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Sat night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
850
800
800
1350
750
750
1300
1350
1600
800
800
800
800
km/h
15
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
0
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
18
8
3
3
3
5
3
 mm
10
5
max °C
1
-2
-2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
0
1
-5
-4
-1
-1
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-1
-2
-4
-2
-5
-3
-6
-5
-5
-11
-4
-3
-4
-6
-5
-6
Freezing level m
1650
1200
1150
1350
1250
1900
1650
1600
1750
1300
900
1400
1250
1300
2400
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-5-3-2-2-2-3-2-7-8-6-20-1-20-2-2-1-11011-2-3-1-1-1116443675675464677
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
Sunset
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Sat night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
17 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
2 km
51 km W
2m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 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.