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 Friday 23rd 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 Saturday 24th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 72% chance of some rain72
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the South-West14
    kph wind from SW

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Nelson weather for Sunday 25th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 38% chance of some rain38
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the West20
    kph wind from W

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Nelson weather for Monday 26th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 47% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 47% chance of some rain47
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South-West15
    kph wind from SW

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Nelson weather for Tuesday 27th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 63% chance of some rain63
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the North13
    kph wind from N

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Nelson weather for Wednesday 28th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °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
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the North16
    kph wind from N

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