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Cardrona Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cardrona is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).
Cardrona Weather (Days 4-6): A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.9 m | -4 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.6 m | -1 | |
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
Moderate to heavy rain showers reported from QueenstownAeroAws at 357 metres elevation 7 kms WNW of Remarkables but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Remarkables
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | ||||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
min°C | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
-6 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -7 | |
74 | 64 | 39 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 95 | 99 | 95 | 79 | 68 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 94 | 95 | |
1400 | 1200 | 1400 | 1500 | 1250 | 1700 | 1800 | 1550 | 1500 | 1450 | 1150 | 800 | 900 | 0 | 800 | 1300 | 1350 | 1300 | 1450 | 1600 | |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
Moderate to heavy rain showers reported from QueenstownAeroAws at 357 metres elevation 7 kms WNW of Remarkables but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Remarkables
| Top snow depth: | 90 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 55 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 7 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Cardrona at the specific elevation of 1594 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 29 votes and 27 reviews
Cardrona has undoubtedly the best terrain park in the world. It's weather is not always great but its awesome when it is. Cardrona features such a wonderful community full of locals and it seems everyone is friendly and welcoming.
Cam Melville Ives from New Zealand writes:
Cardrona has undoubtedly the best terrain park in the world. It's weather is not always great but its awesome when it is. Cardrona features such a wonderful community full of locals and it seems everyone is friendly and welcoming.
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