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Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Sat morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 86.0mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 0 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 1 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 2 | |
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  | |  | |  |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | |
cloudy | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | heavy rain | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
— | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
— | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 65 | 9 | — | — | |
max°C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
min°C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | -3 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -6 |
-6 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -6 | -6 | -1 | -6 | -10 | -14 | |
81 | 86 | 86 | 54 | 54 | 79 | 50 | 51 | 89 | 95 | 91 | 95 | 73 | 88 | 90 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 66 | 77 | |
2050 | 2500 | 1900 | 1800 | 1450 | 1150 | 1650 | 1250 | 1400 | 1800 | 1550 | 1300 | 1300 | 1100 | 1900 | 3100 | 2850 | 1950 | 1800 | 700 | |
 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Sat morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 86.0mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Cardrona at the specific elevation of 1594 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
Cardrona has undoubtedly the best terrain park in the world. It's weather is not always great but its awesome when it is. Cardrona features such a wonderful community full of locals and it seems everyone is friendly and welcoming.
Cam Melville Ives from New Zealand writes:
Cardrona has undoubtedly the best terrain park in the world. It's weather is not always great but its awesome when it is. Cardrona features such a wonderful community full of locals and it seems everyone is friendly and welcoming.
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