Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Heavy rain (total 48.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 1 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 3 | |
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  | |
some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | heavy rain | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 44 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
min °C | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | -1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
67 | 64 | 67 | 84 | 71 | 85 | 87 | 69 | 95 | 86 | 54 | 82 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 75 | 90 | |
2500 | 2700 | 2600 | 2700 | 2700 | 2800 | 2700 | 2700 | 2800 | 2550 | 2250 | 1700 | 1900 | 2550 | 2650 | 2800 | 2500 | 2600 | |
 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
Heavy rain (total 48.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).
Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.2 | 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
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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.
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