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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1760 m
Issued: 11 am  13 Apr 2026 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

0.8cm0.3in
Mon 13th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 33.0mm), mainly falling Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
6
25
part cloud
Bottom Lift: 
7
20
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6 Day Forecast
Issued: 11 am 13 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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