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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 82mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
1400
1950
800
850
900
900
1900
km/h
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
15
SSE
60
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
6
8
5
—
3
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
63
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
0
0
-5
-5
-7
-6
-5
-2
0
1
1
2
3
3
min °C
3
1
0
-5
-5
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-1
1
1
1
3
3
 chill °C
-4
-6
-7
-12
-11
-17
-19
-18
-16
-14
-7
-4
-4
-3
0
0
Freezing level m
2950
2650
2350
2050
1550
1650
900
1000
1200
1000
1900
2500
2450
2450
2650
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
320-3-5-6-8-7-6-4-11123376421-1-4-4-3-1365687121210887355310139141510
Sunrise
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Heavy rain (total 82mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon 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.
32 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
4 km
51 km W
2m alt.
32 minutes ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
57 km WSW
66m alt.
38 minutes ago
14°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Lees Valley
62 km ESE
455m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 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.