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Mount Rolleston Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
850
1950
1650
900
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
900
1600
2500
950
km/h
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
50
NW
70
NW
70
NW
70
NW
50
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
6
12
27
11
5
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
3
5
6
0.4
0.7
2
3
max °C
-3
-1
0
1
0
-1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
min °C
-5
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
 chill °C
-12
-7
-5
-7
-10
-12
-11
-8
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-3
Freezing level m
1250
2000
1550
2250
2350
1900
2150
2500
2600
2550
2650
2600
2700
2700
2650
2850
2850
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2-11-1-2-122222223444031222466666777887810610109101212121212131313151513
Sunrise
6:18
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
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Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rolleston is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Rolleston Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu 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.
29 minutes ago
1°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Cass
24 km SE
583m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Lake Brunner
40 km N
104m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glenaan Stn
46 km S
425m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
HokitikaAeroAws
49 km W
40m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
20 km
51 km W
2m alt.
29 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
52 km SSE
541m alt.
59 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Ahaura Rv at Gorge
56 km NNE
107m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
57 km WSW
66m alt.
28 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Nelson Creek
57 km N
67m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.