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– Lat/Long: 42.91° S 171.51° E

Mount Rolleston
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Fri 28 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Sun afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Wed night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
 km/h
35
W
40
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
45
NW
65
NW
85
NW
65
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
15
NE
35
E
35
E
50
S
 cm 
2
4
1
1
13
13
6
 mm 
0.1
1.2
14
1.7
max°C
4
3
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
0
-1
1
2
2
-1
-1
-2
min°C
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
-2
-2
0
2
0
-1
-1
-3
chill°C 
-4
-9
-8
-8
-8
-5
-7
-8
-6
-9
-11
-7
-4
-6
-8
-8
-12
Freezing level (m
2600
3200
2350
2350
2350
2800
3050
3050
2800
2200
1850
2250
2550
2550
1950
1750
1650
Cloud base (m)
2200
1600
1500
800
1400
750
800
1650
2050
800
850
2250
1800
750
750
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
320013222-1-2121-1-1-38244475454357511115911111113111012119131511766
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
Sunset
8:52
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:55
8:57

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Sun afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Springfield
62 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 51).
7
70 km SE
287m alt.
39 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 58).
14
Hororata
82 km SSE
172m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
85 km SSE
150m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 323 degs) was rejected.
ChristchurchAeroAws
104 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
20 km
Christchurch International Airport
104 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Lincoln Broadfield
111 km SE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
117 km SE
12m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 64).
23

* 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.