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Temple Basin at 1493 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 28 Mar 2026
Temple Basin Weather
(Next 3 days):
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6):
Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.Temple Basin Weather (Days 7-16):
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Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | mod. rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | rain shwrs | light snow | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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21 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
min °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
96 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 97 | 98 | 92 | 88 | 96 | 86 | 88 | 72 | 64 | 70 | |
3450 | 4050 | 3750 | 3700 | 3000 | 3200 | 2950 | 3000 | 3100 | 3400 | 3400 | 3300 | 3100 | 3250 | 3250 | 3300 | |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 46.0mm), heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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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: | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of March 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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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 3.8 Based on 20 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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