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Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Heavy rain (total 36.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 1 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 3 | |
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
max°C | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
min°C | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
1 | 7 | -2 | -1 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
66 | 51 | 27 | 89 | 95 | 89 | 93 | 86 | 83 | 63 | 52 | 57 | 68 | 44 | 67 | 69 | 48 | 71 | 86 | 88 | 97 | |
1950 | 2750 | 2950 | 2250 | 2250 | 2450 | 3050 | 2600 | 2400 | 3300 | 3000 | 2950 | 3100 | 3250 | 3500 | 3100 | 2900 | 2850 | 2500 | 2550 | 2300 | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 9:00 | — |
Heavy rain (total 36.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 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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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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