Temple Basin Snow Forecast (bottom mountain)

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Weather Forecast for Temple Basin at 1493 m altitude

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Temple Basin at 1493 m altitude

Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 02 Nov 2026

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Elevation 1923 m 1708 m 1493 m	Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7
Elevation 1923 m 1708 m 1493 m	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	t-storm risk	rain shwrs
km/h	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	N	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	17	26	33	3	1	9	5	2	4	2	2	1	3	5	4	4	4	1
max °C	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	6	10	10	7	7	7	7	9	10	7
min °C	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	8	8	6	7	7	6	7	8	5
chill °C	-2	-1	0	2	3	3	4	4	2	6	6	3	4	4	4	6	8	3
Humid %	99	98	99	97	97	94	99	95	96	85	70	88	99	98	94	95	86	95
Freeze m	2150	2500	2500	2650	2600	2650	2600	2700	2650	3050	2900	2900	2850	3000	3100	2800	2850	2950

	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:09	—	—
	—	8:17	—	—	8:19	—	—	8:21	—	—	8:22	—	—	8:22	—	—	8:24	—
	Next 3 days weather summary: Heavy rain (total 100.0mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4-6 weather summary: Heavy rain (total 26.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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Recent moderate rain reported from Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre at 737 metres elevation only 3 kms S of Temple Basin but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Temple Basin

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Fresh snowfall depth:	3 cm
Last snowfall:	1 Nov 2026
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Week 1 of November has on average:

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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)

The above table gives the weather forecast for Temple Basin at the specific elevation of 1493 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Temple 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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Overall 3.8 Based on 21 votes and 4 reviews

Snowsure 3.0
Variety of pistes 3.7
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Sickest place I have ever skied. Wide open powder bowls to steep and deep powder chutes !!!! What more could you want..Don't go if you don't want to party hard after a days riding.

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Overall: 3.8 Based on 21 votes and 4 reviews

Snowsure 3.0
Variety of pistes 3.7
Off-piste 5.0
Scenery 5.0
Apres-Ski 3.3

local from New Zealand writes:

Sickest place I have ever skied. Wide open powder bowls to steep and deep powder chutes !!!! What more could you want..Don't go if you don't want to party hard after a days riding.

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Heading to Extreme Terrain. Steve Eastwood by Martin Toon

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