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Cardrona at 1894 m altitudeIssued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 22 May 2019
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mild with moderate rain (total 13.0mm) on Mon morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the NNW by Tue afternoon).
| Wed | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed | ||||||||||||||
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Wind (km/h) |  20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 65 | 40 | 55 | 50 | 65 | 70 | 60 | 50 |
| Summary | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow |
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Snow cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Rain mm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
Max °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
Min °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
WChill°C | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
| Humid.% | 71 | 62 | 63 | 53 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 72 | 84 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 86 | 65 | 79 | 75 | 89 | 81 | 86 | 82 | 81 |
| Freezing level (m) | 2200 | 2250 | 2350 | 2400 | 2600 | 2700 | 2200 | 2200 | 2000 | 2400 | 2200 | 2250 | 2500 | 2900 | 2100 | 1600 | 2100 | 2250 | 2250 | 1950 | 1700 |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Cardrona at the specific elevation of 1894 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
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Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
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| The lower snow depth is: | - cm |
| The fresh snowfall depth is: | 3 cm |
| When did it last snow? | 16 May 2019 |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting:
Snow History
Week 4 of May has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
More Snow Falling in Southern Hemisphere as 2019 Season 10 Days Away
Excitement is building for skiers and boarders waiting to hit the slopes of Australia, New Zealand, South America and Southern Africa as each area receives news of snowfalls, snow forecasts or snowmaking underway …and in some cases all three. New Zealand is likely to see the first ski areas open a week on Saturday, June 1st. Whakapapa will open its Happy Valley snow play area using an all-weathers snowmaking machine and Cardrona ski area has also said they’ll open some terrain. Then the focus switches across the Indian Ocean to the resorts of Afriski (pictured below on 9 May) in Lesotho and Tiffindell in South Africa which are scheduled to open the following week on June 6th and 5th
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Cardrona at the specific elevation of 1894 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
Overall 3.6 Based on 22 votes and 22 reviews
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- Patricia from New Zealand writes:
Cardrona is my favourite of the Queenstown/Wanaka ski fields. Great for kids to learn at with extremely good kids ski school and good learner runs (beginners magic carpet now has a covered half 'Tunell' to protect from bad weather). Staff: friendly, views: spectacular and nice generous runs; not long (longest is 4kms) but interesting. Food is, like all NZ fields, average at best; 'fuel stops' is a good description but they are all similar, unfortunately. Lifts are ok, 1st quad is slow but others fine. It's a small field on world standards. Don't expect a resort, it's not. Mountain accm is minimal, booked out early and only 'functional'. Long dirt road to get to base facilities and if self driving, car parking normally involves either a shuttle or a walk to facilities. Definitely no ski concierges or good quality mountain restaurants to enhance the skiing experience! Runs are above tree line so no skiing between trees but it's stunning scenery. Rental equipment is adequate, not great. Price wise, it's not cheap; close to $100 for an adult lift pass. We ski a lot in Europe and North America where you get the big & small resorts, the long runs, normally almost guaranteed snow (depending on time of year), massively varied terrain, fast lifts, gondolas, funiculars, heated seats, amazing service (US) and in Europe those gorgeous mountain restaurants. NZ and Australia simply can't compare to those resorts, we don't have the size, the developed terrain or the facilities but getting to Europe or North America to ski is time consuming and expensive and taking the kids to learn probably means taking out a second mortgage so unattractive to us. Our kids learnt at Coronet, Cardrona & Remarkables and loved every minute of it. We're confident if they can ski well in NZ they can ski almost anywhere in the world as our terrain is interesting and can be demanding. If you're spending time in Queenstown/Wanaka my pick is Cardrona.
Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
Patricia from New Zealand writes:
Cardrona is my favourite of the Queenstown/Wanaka ski fields. Great for kids to learn at with extremely good kids ski school and good learner runs (beginners magic carpet now has a covered half 'Tunell' to protect from bad weather). Staff: friendly, views: spectacular and nice generous runs; not long (longest is 4kms) but interesting. Food is, like all NZ fields, average at best; 'fuel stops' is a good description but they are all similar, unfortunately. Lifts are ok, 1st quad is slow but others fine. It's a small field on world standards. Don't expect a resort, it's not. Mountain accm is minimal, booked out early and only 'functional'. Long dirt road to get to base facilities and if self driving, car parking normally involves either a shuttle or a walk to facilities. Definitely no ski concierges or good quality mountain restaurants to enhance the skiing experience! Runs are above tree line so no skiing between trees but it's stunning scenery. Rental equipment is adequate, not great. Price wise, it's not cheap; close to $100 for an adult lift pass. We ski a lot in Europe and North America where you get the big & small resorts, the long runs, normally almost guaranteed snow (depending on time of year), massively varied terrain, fast lifts, gondolas, funiculars, heated seats, amazing service (US) and in Europe those gorgeous mountain restaurants. NZ and Australia simply can't compare to those resorts, we don't have the size, the developed terrain or the facilities but getting to Europe or North America to ski is time consuming and expensive and taking the kids to learn probably means taking out a second mortgage so unattractive to us. Our kids learnt at Coronet, Cardrona & Remarkables and loved every minute of it. We're confident if they can ski well in NZ they can ski almost anywhere in the world as our terrain is interesting and can be demanding. If you're spending time in Queenstown/Wanaka my pick is Cardrona.
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