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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 56mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
800
750
1450
800
750
800
850
850
900
950
900
950
850
850
850
850
km/h
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
55
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
35
WNW
60
NW
90
NW
75
NW
70
NW
45
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
25
7
2
1
13
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
8
13
22
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
38
max °C
-2
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
0
-1
0
2
2
2
min °C
-4
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-6
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
1
2
2
 chill °C
-14
-18
-20
-19
-16
-15
-10
-13
-8
-5
-7
-10
-12
-8
-6
-5
Freezing level m
1400
1450
1250
950
1150
1350
950
1150
1650
1400
1950
1850
2100
2400
2600
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-6-8-8-6-6-7-5-3-10-1-12221-1-2-4-2-2-3-21-111367766535636858810121313
Sunrise
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
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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 night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 56mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds 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.
34 minutes ago
4°C
moderate rain
No weather report.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
4 km
51 km W
2m alt.
34 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
34 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
57 km WSW
66m alt.
36 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Oxford
69 km SE
244m alt.
34 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
70 km SE
287m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 308).
63
77 km S
337m alt.
34 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
Darfield-Ritso
81 km SE
198m alt.
35 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
Ratanui
82 km N
20m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 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.