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Porters at 1645 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 31 Mar 2026
Porters Weather
(Next 3 days):
Porters Weather (Days 4-6):
Mild with heavy rain (total 33.0mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).Porters Weather (Days 7-16):
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Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
min °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | |
87 | 90 | 64 | 77 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 49 | 43 | 43 | 56 | 85 | 92 | 93 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | |
3150 | 1450 | 2750 | 2500 | 2850 | 3350 | 3700 | 3700 | 3550 | 3700 | 3850 | 2950 | 2800 | 2600 | 2200 | 1600 | 1650 | 1950 | |
 | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mild with heavy rain (total 33.0mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).
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| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 9 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of March has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Porters at the specific elevation of 1645 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Porters. 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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Visitor Reviews of Porters
Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 9 reviews
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- colin from New Zealand writes:
Friendly, medium sized skifield that has a good Kiwi and international mix of staff. Best option for a beginner to get going as mum and dad can have a ski and still keep an eye on the kids on the platter lifts. Coffee is great. On a full snow clear day it is unbeatable for terrain. Local tip, head for first runs in the morning to the top of T3 and come down Sundance, 3 solid runs. Then coffee run, then a fast McBulty run, Big Mamma or Bluff, lunch, sleep and finish the afternoon with a cruisy Easy street.
Visitor Reviews of Porters
colin from New Zealand writes:
Friendly, medium sized skifield that has a good Kiwi and international mix of staff. Best option for a beginner to get going as mum and dad can have a ski and still keep an eye on the kids on the platter lifts. Coffee is great. On a full snow clear day it is unbeatable for terrain. Local tip, head for first runs in the morning to the top of T3 and come down Sundance, 3 solid runs. Then coffee run, then a fast McBulty run, Big Mamma or Bluff, lunch, sleep and finish the afternoon with a cruisy Easy street.
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