Porters Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Porters is: Light rain (total 2.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
Porters Weather (Days 4-6): Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 12 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 14 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 16 | |
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
clear | clear | some clouds | clear | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
min °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
52 | 69 | 85 | 71 | 93 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 79 | 79 | 84 | 73 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 61 | 67 | |
4000 | 3850 | 3800 | 3650 | 2850 | 1500 | 1450 | 1450 | 3100 | 2850 | 2800 | 2800 | 3100 | 3650 | 3650 | 3850 | 4250 | |
 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
Light rain (total 2.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).
Latest snow reports near Porters:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Porters at the specific elevation of 1645 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Porters. 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 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 9 reviews
Friendly, medium sized skifield that has a good Kiwi and international mix of staff. Best option for a beginner to get going as mum and dad can have a ski and still keep an eye on the kids on the platter lifts. Coffee is great. On a full snow clear day it is unbeatable for terrain. Local tip, head for first runs in the morning to the top of T3 and come down Sundance, 3 solid runs. Then coffee run, then a fast McBulty run, Big Mamma or Bluff, lunch, sleep and finish the afternoon with a cruisy Easy street.
colin from New Zealand writes:
Friendly, medium sized skifield that has a good Kiwi and international mix of staff. Best option for a beginner to get going as mum and dad can have a ski and still keep an eye on the kids on the platter lifts. Coffee is great. On a full snow clear day it is unbeatable for terrain. Local tip, head for first runs in the morning to the top of T3 and come down Sundance, 3 solid runs. Then coffee run, then a fast McBulty run, Big Mamma or Bluff, lunch, sleep and finish the afternoon with a cruisy Easy street.
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