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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1650 m
Issued: 12 pm  11 Feb 2026 (local time)

The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 16.0mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
10
5
rain showers
Bottom Lift: 
11
10
rain showers
6 Day Forecast
Issued: 12 pm 11 Feb 2026 / Updates in ::
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Wednesday
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NNW
25
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W
15
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35
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Last snowfall:23 Jan 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)


Snow History

Week 2 of February has on average:
0.0
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.