Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||
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clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
min °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
21 | 14 | 24 | 64 | 87 | 99 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 81 | 24 | 45 | 71 | 42 | 54 | 49 | |
2950 | 3150 | 3200 | 3150 | 2450 | 2600 | 2800 | 2900 | 3050 | 3150 | 2900 | 2850 | 2600 | 2550 | 2700 | 3000 | |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 | — |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | 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.
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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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