Nelson weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Nelson is expected to be 21°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Nelson, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
4th Nov
21

13

6

5
Thursday
5th Nov
18

14

2

5
Friday
6th Nov
19

16

2

4
Saturday
7th Nov
19

16

1

5
Sunday
8th Nov
19

16

4

6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 4th November 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 Wednesday 4th November 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-east.

21
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
kph wind from NE

Nelson weather for Thursday 5th November 2026

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-east.

18
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from NE

Nelson weather for Friday 6th November 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north-east.

19
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
79
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
19
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from NE

Nelson weather for Saturday 7th November 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-east.

19
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
62
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
19
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from NE

Nelson weather for Sunday 8th November 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 32% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-east.

19
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
32
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
17
kph wind from NE

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