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Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Heavy rain (total 55.0mm), mainly falling Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.9 m | 3 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 5 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.6 m | 4 | |
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy rain | rain shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | mod. snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
— | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
40 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
min°C | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -6 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
-2 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -10 | -7 | -4 | -9 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | |
97 | 96 | 99 | 88 | 63 | 77 | 38 | 48 | 55 | 77 | 71 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 86 | 92 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 100 | |
2250 | 1950 | 1300 | 1200 | 1350 | 500 | 750 | 1500 | 850 | 1050 | 1400 | 1300 | 1350 | 1350 | 1150 | 1400 | 1500 | 1500 | 1650 | 1550 | 1300 | |
 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
Heavy rain (total 55.0mm), mainly falling Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
| Top snow depth: | 85 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 60 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | 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.
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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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