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– Lat/Long: 42.91° S 171.51° E

Mount Rolleston
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
75
NW
60
NW
50
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
50
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
21
19
4
6
2
1
4
0.1
0.2
max °C
0
0
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
0
1
2
5
5
3
1
2
2
min °C
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
-1
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
1
-10
-12
-13
-13
-12
-10
-6
-5
-3
1
-1
-2
-3
-7
-6
-3
-4
2250
2050
1700
1800
1600
1850
2150
2000
2100
2400
2600
2800
3150
2850
2450
2700
2700
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
1300
800
1400
2700
2300
1600
2300
1700
850
2250
900
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-4-4-4-3-1-2-1124421225322146467688334411999711131014151115159101110
Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
Sunset
9:14
9:14
9:14
9:15
9:15
9:15

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the E by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
37 minutes ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
37 minutes ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
Springfield
62 km SSE
375m alt.
37 minutes ago
13° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 316).
35
70 km SE
287m alt.
21 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 278).
6
Hororata
82 km SSE
172m alt.
37 minutes ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
85 km SSE
150m alt.
55 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
3
ChristchurchAeroAws
104 km SE
36m alt.
37 minutes ago
15° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
20 km
Christchurch International Airport
104 km SE
210m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
CHGPC Allandale
121 km SE
200m alt.
37 minutes ago
13° C
-
Wind obs. (61 kph from 283 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9041
123 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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.