Rainbow Snow Forecast (top mountain)

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Rainbow at 1760 m altitude

Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 08 Feb 2026

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	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	WSW	SW	NW	W	WSW	WNW	NW	W	WSW	SW	SSE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—
max °C	9	10	11	6	10	12	8	11	12	10	12	12	10	12	13	10
min °C	7	8	7	6	7	9	7	8	12	9	10	11	10	10	12	8
chill °C	4	6	4	4	6	8	6	6	10	8	10	10	9	9	10	5
Humid %	60	52	58	89	73	54	90	63	55	57	49	65	71	67	59	57
Freeze m	3750	3250	2950	3350	3350	3100	3300	3500	3150	3250	3250	3200	3250	3300	3300	3300

	—	6:41	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:46	—	—
	—	—	8:43	—	—	8:42	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:37	—

Next 0-3 days weather summary:

Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Next 4-6 days weather summary:

Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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Last snowfall:	23 Jan 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)

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Week 2 of February has on average:

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.

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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.

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Visitor Reviews of Rainbow

Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews

Snowsure 3.5
Variety of pistes 4.2
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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.

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Visitor Reviews of Rainbow

Overall: 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews

Snowsure 3.5
Variety of pistes 4.2
Off-piste 4.5
Scenery 4.7
Apres-Ski 2.2

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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	Resort	Snow Depth	Temp. (°C)	Wind (km/h)	Weather
	Top Lift:		7
	Bottom Lift:		6

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