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Rainbow resort snow
Lat Long: 41.88° S 172.86° E
Ski New Zealand

Rainbow Current Weather Conditions

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1650m altitude

Issued: 5 pm 04 May 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Next snow in Rainbow: 2.0cm on Sun 10th  (after 3 PM)

Current weather conditions and live observations for Rainbow based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on snow-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Rainbow right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather Conditions near Rainbow

as reported by the 5 closest weather stations

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Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

NelsonAeroAws

70 km NNE6 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 220°)
10.2 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Blenheim

90 km ENE50 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 247°)
0
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

KaikouraAws

92 km SE108 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
clearSlight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity
5
light winds from the WNW
(7 km/h at 290°)
8.5 °C500 m
500 m
-
no observation
-

WestportAeroAws

107 km WSW5 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 170°)
8.2 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

CapeCampbellAws

119 km E6 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NW
(30 km/h at 320°)
12.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

ASCATB174E43S

131 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the NNE
(12 km/h at 33°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB174E42S

136 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the N
(32 km/h at 9°)
- °C- km
- km


Collingwood

145 km N100 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 343°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

FarewellSpitAws

148 km N5 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the WNW
(13 km/h at 300°)
10.5 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

ASCATB175E43S

157 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the NNE
(34 km/h at 18°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather stations update at the same frequency which is the reason why some resorts may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.