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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 55mm) on Mon morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
800
800
800
800
1700
1700
1550
2450
850
1850
800
km/h
50
NNW
60
NW
60
NNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
35
WNW
55
NW
65
WNW
75
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
12
8
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
 mm
5
—
—
—
—
1
—
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.4
—
28
max °C
3
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
4
min °C
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
1
2
 chill °C
-6
-9
-7
-8
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-4
-4
-8
-6
Freezing level m
2600
2300
2450
2350
2400
2900
3400
3550
3450
3200
3050
3000
3350
3350
2700
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
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—
8:36
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 55mm) on Mon morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rolleston at the specific elevation of 2275 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
11°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
17 km WSW
1121m alt.
4 hours ago
Dry
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
31 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10 km
51 km W
2m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 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.