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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1300
1650
1350
1350
1350
850
850
1700
1000
900
950
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
km/h
60
WNW
60
W
50
W
55
WNW
35
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
35
WNW
50
NW
75
NW
65
WNW
55
NW
60
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
2
1
8
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
7
4
7
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
58
27
6
1.4
max °C
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-4
-1
0
0
0
-1
0
1
3
3
2
3
min °C
-6
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-6
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
2
3
2
2
 chill °C
-17
-20
-19
-17
-15
-11
-13
-7
-5
-7
-11
-12
-10
-8
-6
-3
-4
-3
Freezing level m
1500
1300
950
1100
1450
850
1150
1900
1450
2100
2100
2000
2100
2250
2750
2700
2700
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-6-6-7-5-2-10-1-2-113323-1-2-4-2-1-4-22-11234577777635637106999101113131313
Sunrise
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
5 km SE
737m alt.
32 minutes ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
17 km WSW
1121m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
42 minutes ago
11°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
4 km
51 km W
2m alt.
32 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
32 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).

* 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.