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– Lat/Long: 42.91° S 171.51° E

Mount Rolleston
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 44mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
S
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
 cm 
1
5
2
1
 mm 
0.1
1.6
0.2
0.2
0.4
1.1
6
25
0.4
0.5
5
37
max°C
5
6
4
5
5
4
5
6
2
-1
0
0
3
2
1
4
6
8
min°C
1
5
3
3
5
3
4
5
-2
-1
0
0
1
2
0
3
5
5
chill°C 
-3
5
0
1
2
-1
0
1
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
0
1
1
Freezing level (m
1650
2200
2150
2350
3100
3100
2250
2600
1450
1300
1450
1450
1800
2200
2300
3050
3150
3050
Cloud base (m)
850
2050
1950
900
1650
850
850
750
800
800
800
800
800
1600
1450
1550
1600
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-113101-5-6-5-4-201233364454560-10022146711131011121011137677997101113
Sunrise
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
9:09
9:09
9:10
9:10
9:12
9:12

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 44mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
20 km
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
Springfield
62 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 241).
39
70 km SE
287m alt.
47 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 249).
23
Hororata
82 km SSE
172m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
85 km SSE
150m alt.
58 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 323).
8
ChristchurchAeroAws
104 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
light rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
4 km
Christchurch International Airport
104 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Lincoln Broadfield
111 km SE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
117 km SE
12m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 262).
14

* 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.