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Temple Basin at 1923 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 am (local time) / 02 Apr 2026
Temple Basin Weather
(Next 3 days):
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6):
Heavy rain (total 34.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).Temple Basin Weather (Days 7-16):
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clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | mod. rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | light rain | heavy rain | light rain | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 25 | 4 | |
max °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
min °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
42 | 54 | 26 | 46 | 66 | 91 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 75 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 94 | 99 | 80 | |
3700 | 3750 | 3800 | 3800 | 3850 | 2850 | 2700 | 2600 | 2400 | 2500 | 2700 | 2700 | 2700 | 2800 | 2800 | 2700 | 2700 | 2650 | |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 19.0mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 34.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).
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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 1 of April has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | 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 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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Visitor Reviews of Temple Basin
Overall 3.8 Based on 20 votes and 4 reviews
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- 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!
Visitor Reviews of Temple Basin
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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