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Porters at 1980 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 16 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | light snow | |
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 cm | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
min °C | -10 | -8 | -8 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
chill °C | -19 | -16 | -16 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -8 |
Humid % | 97 | 80 | 52 | 26 | 35 | 94 | 35 | 61 | 44 | 82 | 71 | 41 | 60 | 62 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 65 |
Freeze m | 600 | 700 | 0 | 650 | 1300 | 850 | 1400 | 1400 | 1200 | 1550 | 1500 | 1900 | 1700 | 1900 | 2050 | 2000 | 1950 | 2250 |
 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — |
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Porters Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 16 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Porter Heights by pieboy
Porters - Top by Radim Palan
Southern Alps from Porter Heights /02 by nitro
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Porters at the specific elevation of 1980 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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- Lewis from New Zealand writes:
Another reviewer couldn’t be further from the truth. The manager at Porters goes out of his way to help clients and lifts are all not (did you mean to include 'not', ed?) closed when the weather conditions make it unsafe for them to operate - and this information is communicated on their website in advance. If Mt Hutt is closed you can bet Porters will be open due to the different orientation of the slopes. No queues at Porters and extremely friendly staff. Closest skifield to Christchurch, best value for money and in my opinion some of the best off-piste runs in the area.
Visitor Reviews of Porters
Lewis from New Zealand writes:
Another reviewer couldn’t be further from the truth.
The manager at Porters goes out of his way to help clients and lifts are all not (did you mean to include 'not', ed?) closed when the weather conditions make it unsafe for them to operate - and this information is communicated on their website in advance.
If Mt Hutt is closed you can bet Porters will be open due to the different orientation of the slopes. No queues at Porters and extremely friendly staff.
Closest skifield to Christchurch, best value for money and in my opinion some of the best off-piste runs in the area.
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