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Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1540 m
Issued: 11 pm  18 Sep 2025 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

6.0cm2.4in
Thu 25th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 52.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 52.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
-3
20
snow showers
Bottom Lift: 
-2
20
snow showers
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 km/h
20
SW
5
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5
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WNW
10
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10
NNW
20
NNW
35
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25
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 cm 
 mm 
21
31
11
3
max°C
-2
0
1
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1
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3
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8
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8
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min°C
-4
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58
42
33
47
75
58
55
76
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Sunrise
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:16
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23
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Rainbow Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:3cm
Last snowfall:13 Sep 2025
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)

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Snow History

Week 3 of September has on average:
0.1
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.6
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.1
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.