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Mount Olympus Snow Forecast

43.19° S 171.61° E
2096m altitude
Next snow in Mount Olympus:
6cm on Thu 27th
Issued:
5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)
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Next 3 days weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
50
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
55
NNW
80
NNW
65
NW
70
NW
30
W
30
WNW
15
W
15
SW
45
W
75
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
10
16
5
1
6
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
2
-1
-2
0
1
-1
-1
1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-6
-4
-1
0
min °C
0
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-8
-6
-3
-1
 chill °C
-6
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-12
-9
-9
-6
-7
-12
-13
-15
-14
-10
-8
Humid %
90
99
99
98
81
84
55
56
57
58
76
78
77
91
61
65
62
Freeze m
2400
1400
1400
2050
2200
1950
1900
2150
1600
1700
1350
1550
1800
850
850
1400
1900
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1-2-201-1-2-1-2-3-3-3-3-7-5-2-13-2-21120010-3-10-5-3-1-1
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Latest snow reports near Mount Olympus:

  • 31 km away from Mount Olympus

    49 minutes ago
    weather station observation

    Recent moderate rain reported from Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre at 737 metres elevation only 3 kms S of Temple Basin but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Temple Basin

Mount Olympus Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:4cm
Last snowfall:25 Aug 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)

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Week 4 of August has on average:

0.6
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.2
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
2.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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