Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 9 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 11 | |
Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  | |  | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
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— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
min °C | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -1 | 5 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
86 | 62 | 86 | 83 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 42 | 69 | 69 | 48 | 87 | 60 | 54 | 66 | 55 | 36 | 46 | |
3000 | 3050 | 3400 | 3350 | 3450 | 3300 | 2950 | 2850 | 3150 | 3200 | 3100 | 3050 | 2800 | 3200 | 3350 | 3850 | 4050 | 4250 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).
Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
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. |
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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
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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