Next 3 days weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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light snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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 cm | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
min °C | -3 | -2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
chill °C | -6 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -8 | -17 | -15 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Humid % | 91 | 54 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 98 | 70 | 47 | 61 | 76 | 56 | 51 | 65 | 66 | 42 | 54 | 11 |
Freeze m | 1400 | 1500 | 2500 | 3000 | 2700 | 750 | 950 | 950 | 1250 | 1400 | 1700 | 2100 | 2250 | 2300 | 2650 | 2800 | 3000 |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:42 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Mount Dobson:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | 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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