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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1760 m
Issued: 12 am  28 Jan 2026 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

1.0cm0.4in
Tue 3rd
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).


Rainbow Live Weather

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Top Lift: 
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Bottom Lift: 
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6 Day Forecast
Issued: 12 am 28 Jan 2026 / Updates in ::
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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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)


Snow History

Week 4 of January has on average:
0.0
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.1
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.