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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
850
850
900
km/h
15
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
10
E
30
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
3
4
1
5
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
1.4
48
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
6
5
5
3
3
2
2
0
-3
-5
-5
-6
-5
-2
-1
0
0
min °C
5
6
4
4
2
2
2
1
-2
-3
-5
-7
-6
-5
-5
-2
0
0
 chill °C
2
2
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-6
-13
-19
-17
-15
-14
-8
-5
-5
Freezing level m
3300
3550
3550
3500
2850
2750
2550
2550
2150
1800
1500
800
1000
1100
750
1700
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
66553322-1-3-5-6-6-5-4-20010967766642-1-4-4-4-22441717111413131212108624519128
Sunrise
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Mild with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Thu 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.
38 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
48 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
48 minutes ago
14°C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
38 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
38 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
36 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 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.