Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 11.0mm) heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 16.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 6 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 6 | |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | light snow | some clouds | light rain | light snow | light snow | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
max °C | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
min °C | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
8 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | |
38 | 88 | 67 | 77 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 88 | 80 | 67 | 90 | 94 | 78 | 95 | |
3150 | 2500 | 2550 | 2300 | 3050 | 2200 | 2650 | 2650 | 2750 | 2850 | 2750 | 2800 | 2850 | 2950 | 3150 | 3000 | 2400 | |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — |
A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 11.0mm) heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).
Moderate rain (total 16.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).
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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