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Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri afternoon).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 64.0mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 3 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 4 | |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
— | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | |
max°C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -2 | -3 |
min°C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -4 |
-5 | -3 | -3 | 3 | -3 | -8 | -5 | -2 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -11 | |
69 | 72 | 89 | 91 | 97 | 77 | 62 | 40 | 75 | 89 | 50 | 66 | 86 | 95 | 80 | 90 | 99 | 94 | 64 | 86 | 77 | |
2250 | 3000 | 3350 | 3350 | 2600 | 1700 | 1900 | 2350 | 1150 | 1650 | 2150 | 1350 | 1450 | 1550 | 1600 | 2150 | 2450 | 2300 | 1650 | 1350 | 850 | |
 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
Moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri afternoon).
A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 64.0mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Rainbow at the specific elevation of 1650 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews
One of New Zealand’s best Ski areas with terrain to cater to any ones ability. Rainbow has that real club laid back feel with staff and skiers/snowboarders alike having such a friendly accommodating attitude which is truly infectious. Rainbow hosts several events with the highlight for me being the Atomic Rainbow Masters held every year late August. This event consist of two events GS then SL, with the incredible unselfish organization being completed by the St Arnaud Ski Racing Foundation which makes my annual trip to Rainbow and the Rainbow Masters unmissable.
Curly Todd from New Zealand writes:
One of New Zealand’s best Ski areas with terrain to cater to any ones ability. Rainbow has that real club laid back feel with staff and skiers/snowboarders alike having such a friendly accommodating attitude which is truly infectious. Rainbow hosts several events with the highlight for me being the Atomic Rainbow Masters held every year late August. This event consist of two events GS then SL, with the incredible unselfish organization being completed by the St Arnaud Ski Racing Foundation which makes my annual trip to Rainbow and the Rainbow Masters unmissable.
The Rainbow skiing weather widget is available to embed on external websites free of charge. It provides a daily summary of our Rainbow snow forecast and current weather conditions. Simply go to the feed configuration page and follow the 3 simple steps to grab the custom html code snippet and paste it into your own site. You can choose the snow forecast elevation (summit, mid-mountain or bottom lift) and metric/imperial units for the snow forecast feed to suit your own website…. Click here to get the code.
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