Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 34.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 28.0mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 6 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 6 | |
Thu 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. rain | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | |
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6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
min °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -4 | -3 | 5 | 1 | |
93 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 83 | 90 | 92 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 94 | 97 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 47 | 77 | |
3300 | 3200 | 3350 | 3500 | 3450 | 4000 | 3800 | 3600 | 3350 | 3100 | 3050 | 3000 | 3200 | 3400 | 3300 | 3100 | 3350 | |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
Heavy rain (total 34.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).
Heavy rain (total 28.0mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| 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 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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