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Awakino Ski Area at 1737 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 16 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -7 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
min °C | -8 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
chill °C | -15 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -12 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 |
Humid % | 73 | 69 | 53 | 24 | 48 | 83 | 67 | 74 | 97 | 78 | 67 | 38 | 47 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 68 | 71 |
Freeze m | 550 | 850 | 600 | 1250 | 1250 | 1150 | 1100 | 1250 | 1400 | 1400 | 1700 | 2000 | 1650 | 1650 | 1850 | 1800 | 1900 | 2000 |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
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Awakino Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Awakino Ski Area at the specific elevation of 1737 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Awakino Ski Area. 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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