Nelson weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Nelson is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Nelson, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

  • Tuesday
    11th Aug
    Broken clouds
  • Wednesday
    12th Aug
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    13th Aug
    Cloudy with some rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    14th Aug
    Scattered clouds
  • Saturday
    15th Aug
    Broken clouds

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 10th August 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 11th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 7 kph from the South7
    kph wind from S

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Nelson weather for Wednesday 12th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 90% chance of some rain90
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the North-East8
    kph wind from NE

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Nelson weather for Thursday 13th August 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-east.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 85% chance of some rain85
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 13°C wind chill13
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the North-East9
    kph wind from NE

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Nelson weather for Friday 14th August 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 7 kph from the south-east.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 16°C wind chill16
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 7 kph from the South-East7
    kph wind from SE

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Nelson weather for Saturday 15th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the South8
    kph wind from S

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