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Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | -5 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -3 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | -2 | |
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | |
snow shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | |
max °C | -1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
min °C | -2 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
-5 | -2 | 3 | -5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
86 | 78 | 54 | 85 | 63 | 40 | 77 | 82 | 60 | 84 | 88 | 61 | 82 | 92 | 40 | 91 | |
1150 | 1350 | 1800 | 1350 | 1500 | 2400 | 2550 | 2700 | 2950 | 3400 | 3200 | 3200 | 2800 | 1750 | 2000 | 1450 | |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — |
Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 3 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 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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