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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 184mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
750
1650
1350
750
1450
850
950
1750
950
900
950
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
km/h
25
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
1
4
1
2
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
30
32
57
9
12
31
max °C
0
-1
-3
-1
0
-3
1
3
1
1
1
3
4
6
7
7
7
7
min °C
0
-2
-4
-2
-2
-4
-2
1
-1
0
1
3
4
6
6
7
7
6
 chill °C
-6
-9
-10
-8
-2
-7
-2
-2
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
1
2
3
4
3
Freezing level m
1550
1300
950
1150
1500
850
1150
1950
1450
1500
1850
2000
2250
2550
2650
2550
2700
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-7-6-8-5-2-1-1-2-21222330-2-4-2-1-4-1201134677777635627106889101213131313
Sunrise
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 184mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue 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.
36 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 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.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
10 km
51 km W
2m alt.
36 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 225).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
36 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).

* 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.