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Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 34.0mm), mainly falling Fri morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 7 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 8 | |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  |  | | |  | |
some clouds | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
— | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
min °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -5 | |
39 | 68 | 98 | 60 | 58 | 68 | 81 | 37 | 79 | 72 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 73 | |
3200 | 3300 | 3550 | 4100 | 3900 | 3300 | 2750 | 3300 | 3150 | 2800 | 2550 | 2350 | 2000 | 1800 | 1500 | 1650 | 1950 | |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 9:02 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:05 | — |
Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
Heavy rain (total 34.0mm), mainly falling Fri morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Dec 2025 |
| 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.
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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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