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– Lat/Long: 42.91° S 171.51° E

Mount Rolleston
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
55
WNW
50
W
5
S
20
SSE
5
SSE
25
NW
30
NW
45
NW
75
NW
90
NNW
55
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
55
NW
45
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
 cm 
6
3
4
3
27
23
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-8
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
-2
0
0
0
1
0
0
-1
min°C
-6
-6
-10
-8
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
chill°C 
-17
-16
-14
-16
-5
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-6
-10
Freezing level (m
1400
1400
950
650
1400
1000
1050
1300
1300
1800
1600
2050
2200
2300
2550
2000
2300
2050
Cloud base (m)
800
800
850
850
950
900
850
900
850
800
850
850
1700
850
1900
1600
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-9-7-5-5-4-3-3-1-3-1-1-10-10-2-1-1-5-5-1-3-3-2-121233335366237356587689710128
Sunrise
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
Sunset
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30

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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
10 km
Springfield Ridge
55 km SSE
830m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Springfield
62 km SSE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 276).
78
lightning 37km NE of Greymouth
67 km N
64m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
70 km SE
287m alt.
45 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 303).
58
Hororata
82 km SSE
172m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
85 km SSE
150m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 323).
27
ChristchurchAeroAws
104 km SE
36m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
20 km
Christchurch International Airport
104 km SE
210m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Lincoln Broadfield
111 km SE
23m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 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.