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Weather Forecast for Temple Basin at 1923 m

Weather Forecast for Temple Basin at 1923 m altitude Issued: 6 pm 12 Mar 2026 (local time)

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Issued: 6 pm 12 Mar 2026 (local time)

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The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Temple Basin Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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Resort	Snow Depth	Temp. (°C)
Top Lift:	0.0 m	6
Middle Lift:		6
Bottom Lift:	0.0 m	5

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Temple Basin at 1923 m altitude

Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 pm (local time) / 12 Mar 2026

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(Next 3 days):

The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6):

Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Temple Basin Weather (Days 7-16):

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	Thu 12		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	5	4	8	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
max °C	8	6	7	7	6	4	6	4	5	6	4	4	5	3	5	5	6
min °C	7	4	7	7	2	2	5	4	4	5	3	3	4	3	3	5	5
chill °C	3	-2	2	2	-1	2	3	2	2	2	-1	0	1	0	-1	3	2
Humid %	53	75	90	98	71	66	52	64	71	64	73	74	69	73	84	82	77
Freeze m	3800	3250	3450	3250	2750	2550	3000	3300	3500	3500	3450	3300	3200	3150	2700	3000	3350

	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:31	—	—
	8:00	—	—	7:59	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—

Next 0-3 days weather summary:

Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Next 4-6 days weather summary:

Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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Bottom snow depth:	0 cm
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Last snowfall:	2 Mar 2026
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Week 2 of March has on average:

0.0	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.

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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

Snowsure 3.0
Variety of pistes 3.6
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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!

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Visitor Reviews of Temple Basin

Overall: 3.8 Based on 20 votes and 4 reviews

Snowsure 3.0
Variety of pistes 3.6
Off-piste 5.0
Scenery 5.0
Apres-Ski 3.2

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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