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Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), mainly falling Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 2 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 3 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 4 | |
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
Sunday 30 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  | | |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | |
light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
max °C | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
min °C | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
89 | 87 | 84 | 90 | 75 | 55 | 84 | 99 | 99 | 95 | 92 | 76 | 95 | 87 | 48 | 54 | 55 | 84 | 88 | |
2350 | 2150 | 2600 | 2400 | 2200 | 2200 | 1700 | 1450 | 1550 | 1650 | 1850 | 2100 | 1950 | 2150 | 2550 | 3000 | 2950 | 2900 | 2950 | |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — |
Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), mainly falling Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 2 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.3 | 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.
Overall 3.7 Based on 30 votes and 27 reviews
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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