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– Lat/Long: 42.91° S 171.51° E

Mount Rolleston
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 101mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
900
850
850
800
750
800
800
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
km/h
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
45
NW
85
WNW
55
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
50
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
15
4
7
2
1
1
1
6
 mm
16
24
22
15
3
11
22
max °C
0
-1
0
4
4
-2
-4
-3
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
5
5
min °C
-1
-2
-1
1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-1
0
0
2
3
3
1
4
5
 chill °C
-6
-7
-7
-5
-12
-15
-14
-12
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
-2
-4
-1
-2
Freezing level m
1500
1200
1400
1700
2100
1200
950
800
1250
1500
1550
1800
1950
2050
1950
2100
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-2-4-9-10-7-5-3-4-3-2-2-3-11-1-2-132-3-4-4-1012332557568843356799991111
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
Sunset
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 39mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 101mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed 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.
49 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
17 km WSW
1121m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
Clear skies.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
49 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
55 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.