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Weather Forecast for Cardrona at 1294 m

Weather Forecast for Cardrona at 1294 m altitude Issued: 12 am 13 Mar 2026 (local time)

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Issued: 12 am 13 Mar 2026 (local time)

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The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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Resort	Snow Depth	Temp. (°C)
Top Lift:	0.0 m	5
Middle Lift:		5
Bottom Lift:	0.0 m	5

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Cardrona at 1294 m altitude

Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 13 Mar 2026

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(Next 3 days):

The snow forecast for Cardrona is: Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6):

Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Cardrona Weather (Days 7-16):

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		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain
km/h	NW	NW	W	SW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	5	3	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
max °C	7	10	11	6	9	12	6	10	12	7	9	12	8	8	9	8
min °C	5	7	10	2	5	10	3	6	12	3	6	10	6	7	9	7
chill °C	2	6	10	0	3	8	0	4	11	0	4	10	5	5	7	4
Humid %	88	95	56	91	65	50	57	58	52	81	62	53	73	87	91	81
Freeze m	3200	2650	2500	2000	2250	2900	2950	3050	2900	2800	2800	2750	2550	2700	2850	2900

	—	7:35	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:39	—	—	7:41	—	—
	—	—	8:09	—	—	8:07	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:01	—

Next 0-3 days weather summary:

Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Next 4-6 days weather summary:

Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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Cardrona Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:	0 cm
Bottom snow depth:	0 cm
Fresh snowfall depth:	—
Last snowfall:	1 Mar 2026
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Week 2 of March has on average:

0.0	Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.2	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

Snowsure 4.0
Variety of pistes 4.0
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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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Visitor Reviews of Cardrona

Overall: 3.7 Based on 40 votes and 27 reviews

Snowsure 4.0
Variety of pistes 4.0
Off-piste 3.4
Scenery 4.4
Apres-Ski 3.2

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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