Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 8.0mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 7 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 8 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 9 | |
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | |  | |  | |
clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | |
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— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
max °C | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
min °C | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | -2 |
8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | -1 | -6 | |
71 | 72 | 81 | 92 | 95 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 88 | 79 | 91 | 93 | 62 | 72 | |
3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3600 | 3050 | 3400 | 3250 | 3150 | 3650 | 3550 | 3400 | 3300 | 3000 | 2950 | 2900 | 2700 | 2400 | 1300 | |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Light rain (total 8.0mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon 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. |
|---|---|
0.1 | 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.
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