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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
2450
1900
950
900
900
1550
1500
800
850
800
800
800
850
1450
850
2050
900
km/h
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NW
35
WNW
25
W
40
W
55
W
15
SW
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
3
10
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.6
0.6
0.1
—
—
—
—
8
11
—
—
—
—
1.5
0.6
—
0.1
—
max °C
4
4
4
1
1
2
5
4
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
min °C
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
 chill °C
0
1
-1
-2
-2
0
-1
-2
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-3
-7
-7
-3
-6
Freezing level m
2800
2900
2800
2500
2550
2650
2850
2900
2800
2550
2500
2350
2250
2850
3100
3100
3050
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
44311244212113222189745698756655334215161311111016141312121212121011119
Sunrise
6:09
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—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:25
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:32
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri 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.
54 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
10 km
51 km W
2m alt.
54 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
54 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
57 km WSW
66m alt.
51 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Lees Valley
62 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 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.