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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 57mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
900
800
750
800
1450
800
1500
750
1450
1450
800
800
1450
850
850
900
950
km/h
60
WNW
95
NW
80
NW
35
WNW
50
W
55
W
50
WNW
60
W
80
WNW
50
W
60
W
75
WNW
40
W
70
W
55
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
9
3
—
—
1
2
1
24
2
2
12
—
2
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
57
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
3
-5
-4
-4
-2
-3
-3
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
0
0
min °C
1
1
-2
-5
-5
-6
-4
-5
-4
-7
-7
-6
-4
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-8
-10
-9
-14
-14
-16
-14
-16
-15
-18
-19
-17
-13
-16
-13
-8
-6
-7
Freezing level m
2700
2700
2950
1500
1700
1150
1500
1550
1800
1350
1300
1300
1250
1400
1800
1350
1800
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
221-5-5-5-3-4-4-7-7-5-4-5-3-2-1-146411-21-11-1-1-1-1-11-11-1111210985768665666785
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 57mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
50 minutes ago
10°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Styx Rv at Mt Browning
17 km WSW
1121m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
1 km
51 km W
2m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 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.