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– Lat/Long: 42.91° S 171.51° E

Mount Rolleston
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
950
850
1000
850
850
800
800
800
800
850
850
850
900
900
850
850
km/h
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
65
WNW
45
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
4
4
5
10
3
2
1
2
5
 mm
16
21
10
max °C
1
0
0
0
-1
0
3
3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
0
2
3
min °C
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
1
1
 chill °C
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-10
-12
-14
-13
-10
-9
-7
-5
-5
-5
Freezing level m
2000
1450
1250
1550
1150
1450
1750
1700
1200
1050
800
950
1200
1250
1550
1750
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-2-3-4-2-4-9-9-8-5-4-3-4-3-21-1-1-1-2021-3-4-4-4-3-102285675688542455678
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
Sunset
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
5:59

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

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.
29 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
17 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
39 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
39 minutes ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
10 km
51 km W
2m alt.
29 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
29 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
36 minutes ago
11° 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.