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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1650 m
Issued: 5 pm  14 Apr 2026 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

0.7cm0.3in
Tue 14th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Mild with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Mild with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 61.0mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).


Rainbow Live Weather

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light snow
Bottom Lift: 
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6 Day Forecast
Issued: 5 pm 14 Apr 2026 / Updates in ::
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Rainbow Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:1cm
Last snowfall:13 Apr 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)


Snow History

Week 3 of April has on average:
0.1
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.1
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.

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