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Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Moderate rain (total 15.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): Mild with heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | -3 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -1 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | -2 | |
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  | | |  |  |  | | | |  |  |  | |  |  | |
clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | clear | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | mod. snow | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | |
max °C | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
min °C | -2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
-5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -3 | |
78 | 60 | 43 | 86 | 55 | 84 | 96 | 91 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 60 | 93 | 93 | 98 | 98 | |
1400 | 1650 | 2550 | 2850 | 3200 | 3300 | 3500 | 2850 | 3400 | 2300 | 1500 | 1800 | 1450 | 1600 | 1600 | 1450 | |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — |
Moderate rain (total 15.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Mild with heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 3 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.0 | 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 Cardrona at the specific elevation of 1294 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cardrona. 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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You should save ya pennies and head to Ruapehu next August and see how ya get on...they had a stella season. (note from the editor: names not included in reviews.)
kane from New Zealand writes:
You should save ya pennies and head to Ruapehu next August and see how ya get on...they had a stella season.
(note from the editor: names not included in reviews.)
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