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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
800
2550
1400
1400
1950
750
750
1500
800
800
1650
850
850
1900
1550
900
850
km/h
40
W
45
W
55
W
50
W
55
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
60
W
55
W
55
W
55
W
20
W
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
45
NW
70
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
26
7
2
4
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-2
-1
0
1
1
-1
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-4
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-4
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
 chill °C
-14
-14
-15
-12
-13
-15
-18
-20
-20
-17
-17
-10
-11
-6
-6
-7
-10
-12
Freezing level m
1700
1650
1000
1400
1850
1450
1350
1300
1100
1300
1500
1000
1200
2100
1450
1600
2500
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-3-3-3-6-8-8-6-6-6-3-1-110-220-3101-1-2-3-1-1-3-12013397487766467471069119
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun 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.
50 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 225).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
51 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
44 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 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.