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Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Mild with light rain (total 6.0mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 1 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 3 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 3 | |
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | |
some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | light rain | some clouds | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
max°C | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
min°C | 2 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
-1 | 3 | -3 | -6 | -4 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
82 | 66 | 98 | 69 | 77 | 49 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 29 | 93 | 65 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 90 | |
2400 | 2100 | 1750 | 1350 | 1250 | 1700 | 1800 | 2000 | 2750 | 3100 | 2450 | 2700 | 2250 | 3100 | 3150 | 3100 | 3050 | 3150 | 3200 | |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
Mild with light rain (total 6.0mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
Moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Cardrona at the specific elevation of 1294 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cardrona. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Overall 3.7 Based on 30 votes and 27 reviews
You should save ya pennies and head to Ruapehu next August and see how ya get on...they had a stella season. (note from the editor: names not included in reviews.)
kane from New Zealand writes:
You should save ya pennies and head to Ruapehu next August and see how ya get on...they had a stella season.
(note from the editor: names not included in reviews.)
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