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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 56mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
800
2400
1450
800
1400
750
1350
1600
800
800
800
850
850
900
900
km/h
85
NW
40
W
40
W
55
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
50
W
55
W
55
WSW
70
W
70
W
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
21
9
2
2
3
4
—
—
—
—
 mm
56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-6
-7
-6
-5
-3
-4
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-3
-5
-5
-6
-4
-3
-5
-7
-7
-8
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
 chill °C
-11
-14
-14
-17
-14
-13
-16
-18
-18
-19
-16
-15
-12
-10
-6
-10
Freezing level m
2850
1650
1650
1100
1400
1600
1500
1400
1350
1000
1400
1550
1300
1200
1450
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-5-5-5-4-3-4-7-7-7-5-4-4-3-1-2410-30-11-1-2-3-11-2-2-1-111984777764675674
Sunrise
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
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—
8:15
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8:15
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 56mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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.
55 minutes ago
11°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
17 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 30).
1 km
51 km W
2m alt.
55 minutes ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).

* 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.