Nelson weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Nelson is expected to be 16°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Nelson, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
12th May
16

8

7

2
Wednesday
13th May
14

9

3

1
Thursday
14th May
16

8

7

2
Friday
15th May
14

8

2

1
Saturday
16th May
13

8

6

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 11th May 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 12th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-west.

16
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
11
kph wind from SW

Nelson weather for Wednesday 13th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

14
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
8
kph wind from S

Nelson weather for Thursday 14th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

16
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
16
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from S

Nelson weather for Friday 15th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

14
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
8
kph wind from S

Nelson weather for Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

13
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
8
kph wind from SE

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