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.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 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 3rd December 2025

Expect cloudy with some rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 97% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 97% chance of some rain97
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 16°C wind chill16
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the South9
    kph wind from S

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Nelson weather for Thursday 4th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the south-west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 12 hours of bright sunshine12
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Little or no wind of 6 kph from the South-West6
    kph wind from SW

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Nelson weather for Friday 5th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the west.

  • 26°C maximum temperature26
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 10 hours of bright sunshine10
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 7 kph from the West7
    kph wind from W

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Nelson weather for Saturday 6th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the west.

  • 27°C maximum temperature27
    °C maximum temperature
  • 18°C minimum temperature18
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Little or no wind of 6 kph from the West6
    kph wind from W

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Nelson weather for Sunday 7th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the north.

  • 26°C maximum temperature26
    °C maximum temperature
  • 17°C minimum temperature17
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 11 hours of bright sunshine11
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 26°C wind chill26
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 7 kph from the North7
    kph wind from N

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