Nelson weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Nelson is expected to be 15°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 25th 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 Wednesday 26th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 57% chance of some rain57
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 15°C wind chill15
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the South-West14
    kph wind from SW

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Nelson weather for Thursday 27th August 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 83% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °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)
  • 83% chance of some rain83
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the East11
    kph wind from E

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Nelson weather for Friday 28th August 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 96% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 96% chance of some rain96
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 14°C wind chill14
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the North24
    kph wind from N

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Nelson weather for Saturday 29th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 10% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 10% chance of some rain10
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the South-West10
    kph wind from SW

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Nelson weather for Sunday 30th August 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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