Nelson weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Nelson is expected to be 24°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 Monday 22nd 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 Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 12% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the west.

  • 24°C maximum temperature24
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 10 hours of bright sunshine10
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 12% chance of some rain12
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the West23
    kph wind from W

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Nelson weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the west.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 12 hours of bright sunshine12
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 26 kph from the West26
    kph wind from W

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Nelson weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the north.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °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 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 23°C wind chill23
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the North23
    kph wind from N

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Nelson weather for Friday 26th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 83% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 83% chance of some rain83
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the North21
    kph wind from N

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Nelson weather for Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 64% chance of some rain64
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the North-West17
    kph wind from NW

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