Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Light rain (total 7.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 10 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 13 | |
Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | light rain | light snow | light snow | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light rain | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
max °C | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
min °C | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
6 | 8 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -2 | |
62 | 35 | 87 | 68 | 73 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 88 | 75 | 80 | 97 | 85 | 77 | 90 | 78 | 92 | 82 | |
3600 | 3150 | 2450 | 2300 | 2600 | 2900 | 2600 | 2650 | 2450 | 2550 | 2650 | 2600 | 2600 | 2750 | 2950 | 3400 | 3200 | 2500 | |
 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — |
Light rain (total 7.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).
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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