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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
850
850
850
1750
800
800
800
800
850
2550
850
850
850
900
km/h
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
20
W
10
WSW
55
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
5
6
2
—
5
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
1.4
56
16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
4
3
3
3
2
-2
-6
-5
-7
-6
-5
-1
1
2
2
min °C
5
4
4
2
2
2
1
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-5
-5
0
2
2
 chill °C
1
-2
-2
-6
-5
-5
-6
-13
-13
-15
-20
-18
-14
-14
-6
-3
-3
Freezing level m
3550
3550
3350
2850
2950
2800
2550
1700
1400
1650
950
1000
1150
1300
2150
2600
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: Mild with heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
10 km
51 km W
2m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).

* 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.