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Rainbow at 1760 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 14 Nov 2025
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some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
max°C | 7 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
min°C | 4 | 5 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
1 | 0 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |
67 | 46 | 95 | 89 | 65 | 60 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 72 | 70 | 82 | 76 | 54 | 89 | 75 | 72 | 93 | 79 | 52 | 72 | |
2650 | 2600 | 2100 | 1500 | 1800 | 1450 | 3100 | 3150 | 3400 | 3250 | 3200 | 2900 | 3100 | 2900 | 3150 | 3550 | 3300 | 3250 | 3900 | 3750 | 3800 | |
 | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:32 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 3.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).
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Rainbow Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 2 of November has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Learner Slopes by Daniel
Top of T lift on Rainbow Ski field by Daniel
Upload new photo Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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.
Visitor Reviews of Rainbow
Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews
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- 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.
Visitor Reviews of Rainbow
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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