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Cardrona at 1594 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 28 Mar 2026
Cardrona Weather
(Next 3 days):
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6):
Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.Cardrona Weather (Days 7-16):
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Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||
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light rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | |
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2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
min °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
98 | 96 | 87 | 96 | 90 | 93 | 85 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 45 | 63 | 35 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 62 | 64 | |
3350 | 3350 | 3300 | 3000 | 3000 | 2900 | 2700 | 2700 | 2550 | 2250 | 2650 | 2450 | 2650 | 3000 | 3150 | 3150 | 3000 | 2950 | |
 | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
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Cardrona Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of March has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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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Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
Overall 3.7 Based on 40 votes and 27 reviews
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- 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.
Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
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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