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Rainbow at 1650 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 04 Sep 2025
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cloudy | light snow | light rain | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light rain | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | |
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— | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
max°C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 |
min°C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -4 |
-5 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -10 | -10 | |
89 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 91 | 74 | 89 | 90 | 76 | 79 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 96 | 86 | 87 | 73 | 82 | |
1850 | 1900 | 2100 | 1850 | 1300 | 1050 | 1200 | 600 | 1200 | 1200 | 850 | 1100 | 1550 | 1300 | 1400 | 1600 | 2200 | 1600 | 1550 | 1000 | |
 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 5.0mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
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| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 2 Sep 2025 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of September has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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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Visitor Reviews of Rainbow
Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews
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- 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.
Visitor Reviews of Rainbow
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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