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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 51mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
900
900
950
1900
900
850
800
750
1350
800
800
800
1400
800
km/h
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
20
W
20
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
75
NW
100
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
35
W
45
W
55
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
7
2
2
—
—
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
0.9
0.4
—
51
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
min °C
5
4
4
3
1
2
4
3
1
1
-2
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
2
-1
-1
-3
-6
-3
0
-4
-8
-9
-12
-17
-15
-14
-11
-12
-14
Freezing level m
3550
3650
3450
3300
3250
3350
3550
3750
3150
2750
2900
1500
1400
1100
1200
1600
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 51mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed 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.
40 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
40 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
40 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
43 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 135 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.