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Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 28.0mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 2 | |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | rain shwrs | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | |
max °C | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
min °C | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
-7 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -4 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
94 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 65 | 79 | 71 | 95 | 79 | 84 | 71 | 87 | 61 | 59 | 79 | 59 | 86 | 96 | |
1600 | 2050 | 2050 | 2300 | 2900 | 3300 | 3000 | 2550 | 2050 | 1600 | 1800 | 1400 | 2150 | 2350 | 3100 | 3000 | 3250 | 3500 | |
 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:02 | — |
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).
A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 28.0mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | 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 Rainbow at the specific elevation of 1760 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Rainbow. 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 4 reviews
Awesome safe field, great for kids and very friendly staff.. snowmaking was spot on with nice powder to ski on.. a pleasant change from the money hunger of NZski unhappy and abusive staff. Thumbs up Rainbow keep up the good work.
bill blyth from New Zealand writes:
Awesome safe field, great for kids and very friendly staff.. snowmaking was spot on with nice powder to ski on.. a pleasant change from the money hunger of NZski unhappy and abusive staff. Thumbs up Rainbow keep up the good work.
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