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US & Canada Weekly Snow Roundup #296
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated January 7, 2026: Deep freezes hit the East and Midwest while Pacific storms bring two feet of snow to Tahoe.
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Cardrona at 1294 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 08 Jan 2026
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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1 | — | 3 | 15 | — | — | 17 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
min °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | |
82 | 78 | 87 | 96 | 61 | 19 | 97 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 62 | 89 | 70 | 79 | 62 | 75 | |
2950 | 3100 | 2950 | 3150 | 3050 | 3150 | 2850 | 3150 | 3200 | 3400 | 2500 | 2200 | 1800 | 1750 | 2650 | 3700 | |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 62.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 53.0mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).
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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: | 27 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 2 of January has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | 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.)
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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.)
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