Temple Basin Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: Moderate rain (total 19.0mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 28.0mm), mainly falling Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 8 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 9 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 11 | |
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 |
min °C | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -5 | -4 | -1 | -1 |
1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -8 | -9 | -5 | -6 | |
42 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 49 | 61 | 79 | 91 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 91 | 94 | 66 | 64 | 86 | |
3250 | 3250 | 3500 | 3600 | 3550 | 3450 | 3350 | 3450 | 3550 | 3700 | 3600 | 3600 | 2850 | 2350 | 1200 | 1350 | 1850 | 1700 | |
 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — |
Moderate rain (total 19.0mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
Heavy rain (total 28.0mm), mainly falling Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 30 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.2 | 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Overall 3.9 Based on 10 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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