Rainbow Snow Forecast (top mountain)

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Rainbow at 1760 m altitude

Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 09 Feb 2026

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	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	WSW	W	NW	W	WSW	SW	E	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	S	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	2	2	1	—	—	—
max °C	10	12	8	10	11	10	11	11	9	12	13	10	9	9	9	7	8	5
min °C	7	11	7	8	11	9	10	10	9	10	11	8	8	9	8	6	6	3
chill °C	6	11	6	6	9	7	10	10	8	8	9	4	4	6	6	5	4	-2
Humid %	66	43	85	61	59	61	57	68	83	64	58	78	92	98	78	76	62	68
Freeze m	3400	3200	3450	3350	3150	3400	3050	3150	3200	3450	3300	3300	3400	3450	3450	3550	3250	3550

	6:41	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:46	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:48	—	—
	—	8:42	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:35	—

Next 0-3 days weather summary:

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Next 4-6 days weather summary:

Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

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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)

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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.

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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)

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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Visitor Reviews of Rainbow

Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews

Snowsure 3.5
Variety of pistes 4.2
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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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Visitor Reviews of Rainbow

Overall: 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews

Snowsure 3.5
Variety of pistes 4.2
Off-piste 4.5
Scenery 4.7
Apres-Ski 2.2

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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	Bottom Lift:		15

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