Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 8.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 75.0mm), mainly falling Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | |
some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | snow shwrs | light snow | clear | clear | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
min °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | |
7 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 84 | 90 | 50 | 82 | 85 | 59 | 77 | 66 | 61 | |
3450 | 3400 | 3300 | 3400 | 3250 | 3050 | 2700 | 2750 | 2950 | 3250 | 2750 | 3250 | 2600 | 2150 | 1950 | 2300 | |
 | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
Latest snow reports near Mount Dobson:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Mount Dobson at the specific elevation of 1902 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mount Dobson. 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.
Overall 2.7 Based on 19 votes and 3 reviews
Spent two days here in 2010. Absolutely amazing, first day was clear, no wind and 40cm of fresh snow. There were no lift lines, few people and fresh tracks to be had all over the mountain. Second day was the same story, bad weather had dumped rain on the other Canterbury fields while Dobson, being a bit higher, again had fresh snow. Lifts are slow and base area is very basic, but personally I would rather have fresh tracks, few people on the field and no lift lines over a pretty cafe, crowds and fast lifts.
Kirk from New Zealand writes:
Spent two days here in 2010. Absolutely amazing, first day was clear, no wind and 40cm of fresh snow. There were no lift lines, few people and fresh tracks to be had all over the mountain. Second day was the same story, bad weather had dumped rain on the other Canterbury fields while Dobson, being a bit higher, again had fresh snow. Lifts are slow and base area is very basic, but personally I would rather have fresh tracks, few people on the field and no lift lines over a pretty cafe, crowds and fast lifts.
Snow
Sign up or Login to access
Upload new photo
Nearest