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Temple Basin at 1493 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 09 Jan 2026
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mod. rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light rain | |
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8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 51 | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
max °C | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
min °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
97 | 97 | 53 | 74 | 97 | 90 | 90 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 65 | 82 | 79 | 69 | 95 | |
3600 | 3350 | 3500 | 3500 | 3600 | 3750 | 4050 | 3550 | 3600 | 2250 | 2200 | 2850 | 4000 | 4050 | 3550 | 3350 | |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 122.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 47.0mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).
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Temple Basin Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 30 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 2 of January has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Air in Bill's Basement - Temple Basin Ski Area. Johnny McCormack by Martin Toon
Heading to Extreme Terrain. Steve Eastwood by Martin Toon
Cassidy Chutes at Temple Basin Ski Area. Volkl by Martin Toon
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Temple Basin at the specific elevation of 1493 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Temple Basin. 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 Temple Basin
Overall 3.9 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews
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- local from New Zealand writes:
Sickest place I have ever skied. Wide open powder bowls to steep and deep powder chutes !!!! What more could you want..Don't go if you don't want to party hard after a days riding.
Visitor Reviews of Temple Basin
local from New Zealand writes:
Sickest place I have ever skied. Wide open powder bowls to steep and deep powder chutes !!!! What more could you want..Don't go if you don't want to party hard after a days riding.
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