Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12.0mm) heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 9 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 10 | |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | |  | |  | | | | |
light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light snow | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
min °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
97 | 69 | 70 | 32 | 88 | 73 | 71 | 91 | 92 | 83 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 89 | 77 | 65 | 79 | |
3500 | 3700 | 3550 | 3250 | 2500 | 2450 | 3200 | 2350 | 2350 | 2800 | 2550 | 2750 | 2800 | 2850 | 3000 | 2950 | 3250 | |
 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — |
A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12.0mm) heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).
Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Jan 2026 |
| 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. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Rainbow at the specific elevation of 1760 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
Awesome safe field, great for kids and very friendly staff.. snowmaking was spot on with nice powder to ski on.. a pleasant change from the money hunger of NZski unhappy and abusive staff. Thumbs up Rainbow keep up the good work.
bill blyth from New Zealand writes:
Awesome safe field, great for kids and very friendly staff.. snowmaking was spot on with nice powder to ski on.. a pleasant change from the money hunger of NZski unhappy and abusive staff. Thumbs up Rainbow keep up the good work.
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