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Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 40.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 12.0mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 8 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 7 | |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||
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 | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light snow | snow shwrs | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 23 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | |
max °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
min °C | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -2 |
8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -8 | |
49 | 52 | 68 | 72 | 98 | 78 | 91 | 88 | 72 | 54 | 91 | 78 | 67 | 82 | 94 | 98 | 80 | |
3050 | 3400 | 3450 | 3050 | 3150 | 2900 | 2100 | 1550 | 1850 | 2300 | 2050 | 2450 | 2850 | 3250 | 2250 | 2600 | 1500 | |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | 8:58 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:01 | — |
Heavy rain (total 40.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).
Moderate rain (total 12.0mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 3 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. |
0.1 | 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.
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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.
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