Temple Basin Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 27.0mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 6 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 6 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 7 | |
Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | clear | clear | |
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— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | |
max °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
min °C | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
-2 | 1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
98 | 69 | 85 | 93 | 57 | 67 | 81 | 66 | 94 | 75 | 83 | 64 | 70 | 58 | 53 | 99 | 66 | 64 | |
3100 | 3250 | 2600 | 2250 | 2100 | 2250 | 2950 | 2800 | 2550 | 2600 | 2650 | 3400 | 3800 | 3950 | 3600 | 3500 | 3650 | 3900 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 27.0mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).
Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | 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 Temple Basin at the specific elevation of 1923 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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Overall 3.8 Based on 20 votes and 4 reviews
Temple Basin is the only ski area in the Southern Alps, all the other ski areas are in the foot hills blocked by the Alps, that is why Temple gets the big dumps from the NW! The best memory I have is skiing Temple 11.00pm under lights freshies up to my nipples!
Sickbird from New Zealand writes:
Temple Basin is the only ski area in the Southern Alps, all the other ski areas are in the foot hills blocked by the Alps, that is why Temple gets the big dumps from the NW!
The best memory I have is skiing Temple 11.00pm under lights freshies up to my nipples!
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