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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 39mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
800
1650
750
750
1500
1350
800
1350
850
850
900
950
850
1600
850
850
850
850
km/h
50
W
50
W
65
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
55
WSW
40
WNW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
40
WNW
55
NW
80
NW
70
NW
70
NW
45
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
24
8
2
1
11
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
9
8
11
16
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
39
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-6
-7
-8
-6
-6
-6
-3
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
1
2
min °C
-3
-2
-4
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-5
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
0
1
1
 chill °C
-12
-11
-15
-18
-20
-19
-15
-15
-14
-12
-7
-5
-8
-12
-12
-9
-8
-7
Freezing level m
1400
1750
1450
1400
1250
1000
1150
1300
1000
1250
1800
1500
2100
2050
2050
2300
2350
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-4-7-8-8-6-6-7-4-2-10-2-1112110-1-2-3-2-1-3-111223567776654564695999111212
Sunrise
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:12
—
—
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 morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 39mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales 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.
31 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
31 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
31 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
33 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 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.