Temple Basin Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: Heavy rain (total 30.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 6 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 6 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 5 | |
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | rain shwrs | mod. rain | mod. rain | light rain | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
min °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
63 | 40 | 62 | 56 | 96 | 84 | 94 | 65 | 70 | 45 | 55 | 51 | 53 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 73 | |
3050 | 3500 | 3950 | 3750 | 3550 | 3600 | 3350 | 3000 | 2450 | 2900 | 3350 | 3500 | 3400 | 3450 | 3250 | 3250 | 3100 | |
 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
Heavy rain (total 30.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
| 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 |
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. |
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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