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Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 36.0mm), mainly falling Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -1 | |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | |
some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
min°C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
-3 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -5 | |
62 | 57 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 96 | 98 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 84 | 94 | 89 | 95 | 86 | 76 | 76 | |
1850 | 1750 | 1500 | 1650 | 1850 | 2150 | 2250 | 2100 | 2250 | 2400 | 1750 | 1700 | 1800 | 1600 | 1350 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1650 | 1300 | |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).
Heavy rain (total 36.0mm), mainly falling Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 5 Jul 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.0 | 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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