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Cardrona at 1294 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 27 Apr 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
min °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
71 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 85 | 91 | 36 | 31 | 45 | 46 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 51 | 59 | 67 | |
2600 | 2550 | 2850 | 3200 | 2350 | 2300 | 2200 | 2600 | 3050 | 3150 | 3200 | 3150 | 3200 | 3150 | 3200 | 3200 | |
 | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
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Cardrona Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 19 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of April has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | 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 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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- 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.)
Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
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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