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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, near gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
900
1700
2300
1500
800
800
800
800
1750
1550
900
950
1600
km/h
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
45
NNW
55
NNW
55
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
35
W
5
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
2
9
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.2
8
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
5
5
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
min °C
2
3
4
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
 chill °C
-3
-2
0
-7
-9
-7
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-7
Freezing level m
2700
2850
2950
2600
2350
2450
2350
2300
2600
3300
3500
3500
3100
3050
3000
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
34521111223434426910756555245478411161613121212121181112915159
Sunrise
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6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
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—
8:34
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, near gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe 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
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
55 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
57 km WSW
66m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
62 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).

* 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.