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.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 15th 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 Monday 15th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the north.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 32 kph from the North32
    kph wind from N

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Nelson weather for Tuesday 16th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 99% chance of some rain99
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 32 kph from the West32
    kph wind from W

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Nelson weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 56% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 56% chance of some rain56
    % 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 16 kph from the South-West16
    kph wind from SW

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Nelson weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the North18
    kph wind from N

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Nelson weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Nelson, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the west.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 45% chance of some rain45
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the West24
    kph wind from W

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