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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 60mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
850
800
800
800
800
800
800
1950
800
850
850
900
2800
1950
km/h
45
WNW
60
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
S
60
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
9
5
7
3
6
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.3
3
57
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
2
0
0
-5
-4
-7
-6
-5
-1
1
2
1
2
3
3
min °C
2
3
3
1
-1
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
0
2
0
1
3
2
 chill °C
-5
-5
-4
-6
-8
-10
-11
-16
-19
-18
-14
-13
-5
-3
-5
-3
1
-2
Freezing level m
3000
3050
2850
2650
2250
2100
1450
1650
950
1100
1200
1150
2200
2650
2450
2450
2700
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2332-1-2-5-6-7-7-5-31212336676421-1-4-3-3-157568612121212119873553121410141510
Sunrise
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 60mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW 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.
43 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 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.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
53 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
43 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
43 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
40 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).

* 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.