Mount Dobson Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Mount Dobson is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 27.0mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.
Mount Dobson Weather (Days 4-6): A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | -3 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | -1 | |
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
min °C | 1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
-6 | -11 | -12 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -6 | |
58 | 67 | 48 | 57 | 48 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 95 | 97 | 90 | 98 | 95 | |
2150 | 1650 | 1550 | 1800 | 1800 | 2200 | 2600 | 2950 | 2450 | 2250 | 2000 | 1950 | 1800 | 1750 | 1650 | 1550 | 1700 | |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 27.0mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).
Latest snow reports near Mount Dobson:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.2 | 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.
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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.
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