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clear | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light snow | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
min °C | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
chill °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1 | 6 | 5 |
Humid % | 52 | 85 | 75 | 53 | 67 | 87 | 68 | 46 | 19 | 32 | 56 | 81 | 80 | 91 | 77 | 31 | 32 |
Freeze m | 3000 | 3450 | 3550 | 3600 | 3350 | 3150 | 3250 | 3650 | 3850 | 3500 | 3650 | 3350 | 3150 | 1750 | 2550 | 3350 | 3350 |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
Next 3 days weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||
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Latest snow reports near Mount Lyford:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Mount Lyford at the specific elevation of 1750 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mount Lyford. 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 3.4 Based on 11 votes and 4 reviews
For those of us whom relish club atmosphere fields - Mount Lyford is one of the best that New Zealand has to offer. The snow gods were with us on our visit of 2008 with base of 400cm and 200cm of that being powder, only a dozen local 4wds and a blue bird day. Being a young student and not owning a flash ride, the ski field owner even towed us to the carpark as Billy the Civic could not handle the ride up - gotta love Kiwis. As our last ride on our return drive home to Nelson from the crowds at nearby Mt Hutt, I had the best day in over 15 years riding with the Mount Lyford experience: great team, great snow and no showponys - just a hill covered with lovely white stuff and fantastic people enjoying it together; Bliss. Only gripe was no halfpipe, maybe it was buried that day aye? =)
jamie heemskerk from New Zealand writes:
For those of us whom relish club atmosphere fields - Mount Lyford is one of the best that New Zealand has to offer. The snow gods were with us on our visit of 2008 with base of 400cm and 200cm of that being powder, only a dozen local 4wds and a blue bird day. Being a young student and not owning a flash ride, the ski field owner even towed us to the carpark as Billy the Civic could not handle the ride up - gotta love Kiwis.
As our last ride on our return drive home to Nelson from the crowds at nearby Mt Hutt, I had the best day in over 15 years riding with the Mount Lyford experience: great team, great snow and no showponys - just a hill covered with lovely white stuff and fantastic people enjoying it together; Bliss. Only gripe was no halfpipe, maybe it was buried that day aye? =)
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