Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #319
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 18 June 2026: African and South American resorts open but mild spells cause problems for Australian and New Zealand snow centres.
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Soho Basin at 1677 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 18 Jun 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 39.0mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | light rain | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
min °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
chill °C | -1 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -4 | -1 | -1 |
Humid % | 64 | 56 | 93 | 87 | 96 | 88 | 98 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 57 | 67 | 76 |
Freeze m | 2100 | 2350 | 2150 | 2650 | 2600 | 2150 | 1850 | 1800 | 1850 | 1650 | 1500 | 1600 | 1200 | 1300 | 1500 | 1450 |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — |
Days 7-16 weather summary:
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| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Jun 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of June has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Soho Basin at the specific elevation of 1677 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Soho Basin. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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