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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
850
900
850
800
750
1650
2550
1400
850
850
800
800
1800
850
km/h
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
60
WNW
75
NW
90
NW
50
WNW
50
W
35
W
20
W
35
W
55
W
70
W
70
W
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
12
—
—
—
—
—
5
4
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.2
1.5
0.5
—
55
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
-4
-5
-5
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
min °C
4
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
0
-5
-5
-6
-4
-2
-3
-2
-3
-5
 chill °C
-1
-3
-4
-4
-1
-6
-6
-7
-9
-14
-15
-15
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-14
Freezing level m
3500
3350
3300
3300
3450
3650
3200
2800
2850
1700
1700
1000
1250
1450
1650
2000
1900
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Mild with heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

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.
32 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
42 minutes ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
10 km
51 km W
2m alt.
32 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
32 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
29 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 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.