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Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 25.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 44.0mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 1 | |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
max °C | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
min °C | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
-5 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
93 | 68 | 58 | 93 | 44 | 56 | 98 | 87 | 70 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 82 | 94 | 97 | 96 | |
1600 | 2100 | 2450 | 3050 | 3200 | 3300 | 3200 | 3850 | 4100 | 3650 | 2650 | 2300 | 2950 | 2300 | 2500 | 2500 | |
 | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — |
Heavy rain (total 25.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
Heavy rain (total 44.0mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Rainbow at the specific elevation of 1540 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Rainbow. 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 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews
NZ's best kept secret. If you like to get away from the groomers and are prepared to go on short walks, Rainbow will be very good to you. Requirements to enjoy Rainbow: if you're a snowboarder, have an old board with you, if the rocks are showing you can still get freshies all day. Skiers, to have as much fun as the boarders you will need to be comfy with powder and same advice re your skis, skins would be a big advantage to take you up the big hill - 6:1. Never an unhappy face in Rainbow and the road's good. Chains are essential most of the time even if you have a "Big horn".
Sam Mc Eachern from New Zealand writes:
NZ's best kept secret. If you like to get away from the groomers and are prepared to go on short walks, Rainbow will be very good to you. Requirements to enjoy Rainbow: if you're a snowboarder, have an old board with you, if the rocks are showing you can still get freshies all day. Skiers, to have as much fun as the boarders you will need to be comfy with powder and same advice re your skis, skins would be a big advantage to take you up the big hill - 6:1. Never an unhappy face in Rainbow and the road's good. Chains are essential most of the time even if you have a "Big horn".
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