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Cardrona at 1294 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 15 Apr 2026
Cardrona Weather
(Next 3 days):
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6):
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14.0mm) heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.Cardrona Weather (Days 7-16):
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
min °C | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
-7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -6 | -6 | |
92 | 78 | 76 | 82 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 78 | 96 | 92 | 100 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 97 | |
1300 | 1250 | 1450 | 1300 | 1600 | 2150 | 1950 | 1650 | 1650 | 1600 | 1350 | 1500 | 1550 | 1350 | 1100 | 1050 | |
 | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 45.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14.0mm) heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
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Cardrona Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 2 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of April has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | 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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Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
Overall 3.7 Based on 40 votes and 27 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.)
Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
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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