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Global Weekly Snow Roundup #314
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Mount Dobson at 1902 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 am (local time) / 16 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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max °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
min °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | |
20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 44 | |
2800 | 2800 | 2800 | 2750 | 2750 | 2650 | 2600 | 2650 | 2650 | 2800 | 3050 | 3250 | 3350 | 3350 | 3150 | 3200 | 3150 | 3000 | |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
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Mount Dobson Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 8 May 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of May has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of Mount Dobson
West Ridge, far side by Snow Forecast Admin
Tekapo from Dobson West RIdge by Snow Forecast Admin
Fresh snow day at Dobson by Snow Forecast Admin
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dobson at the specific elevation of 1902 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mount Dobson. 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 Mount Dobson
Overall 2.7 Based on 19 votes and 3 reviews
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- Kirk from New Zealand writes:
Spent two days here in 2010. Absolutely amazing, first day was clear, no wind and 40cm of fresh snow. There were no lift lines, few people and fresh tracks to be had all over the mountain. Second day was the same story, bad weather had dumped rain on the other Canterbury fields while Dobson, being a bit higher, again had fresh snow. Lifts are slow and base area is very basic, but personally I would rather have fresh tracks, few people on the field and no lift lines over a pretty cafe, crowds and fast lifts.
Visitor Reviews of Mount Dobson
Kirk from New Zealand writes:
Spent two days here in 2010. Absolutely amazing, first day was clear, no wind and 40cm of fresh snow. There were no lift lines, few people and fresh tracks to be had all over the mountain. Second day was the same story, bad weather had dumped rain on the other Canterbury fields while Dobson, being a bit higher, again had fresh snow. Lifts are slow and base area is very basic, but personally I would rather have fresh tracks, few people on the field and no lift lines over a pretty cafe, crowds and fast lifts.
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