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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1760 m
Issued: 5 am  11 Apr 2026 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

11.9cm4.7in
Tue 14th (PM)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
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10
clear
Bottom Lift: 
10
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clear
6 Day Forecast
Issued: 5 am 11 Apr 2026 / Updates in ::
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Last snowfall: 2 Mar 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)


Snow History

Week 2 of April has on average:
0.2
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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