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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1760 m
Issued: 12 pm  12 Feb 2026 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

2.9cm1.1in
Sun 15th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5.0mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
13
15
part cloud
Bottom Lift: 
16
15
part cloud
6 Day Forecast
Issued: 12 pm 12 Feb 2026 / Updates in ::
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Thursday
12
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25
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25
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10
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20
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20
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10
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5
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5
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max °C
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Sunrise
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Sunset
8:37
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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 2 of February has on average:
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Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
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Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
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Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.