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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 60mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
900
2000
900
850
800
750
1400
1950
1600
800
1450
800
800
800
850
km/h
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
65
WNW
80
NW
80
NW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
10
W
35
WSW
50
W
60
WNW
65
W
40
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
8
9
2
—
—
—
—
5
4
5
1
 mm
—
—
—
0.4
1.6
—
—
58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
-3
-5
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-6
min °C
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
-5
-6
-6
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-7
 chill °C
-3
-6
-4
-3
-6
-6
-7
-8
-14
-15
-15
-6
-10
-11
-13
-14
-17
Freezing level m
3350
3250
3300
3450
3550
2900
2750
2850
1800
1650
1200
1400
1400
1900
1800
1800
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
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: Heavy rain (total 60mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu 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.
55 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
55 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
52 km SSE
541m alt.
55 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Lees Valley
62 km ESE
455m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).

* 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.