Nelson weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Nelson is expected to be 19°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Nelson, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 17th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New Zealand (Nelson) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Nelson weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Nelson for the next 5 days.

Nelson weather for Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the east.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the East22
    kph wind from E

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Nelson weather for Wednesday 21st January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the east.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the East18
    kph wind from E

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Nelson weather for Thursday 22nd January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 53% chance of some rain53
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South-East16
    kph wind from SE

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Nelson weather for Friday 23rd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 18°C minimum temperature18
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 62% chance of some rain62
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the South23
    kph wind from S

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