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Temple Basin Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: Heavy rain (total 49.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6): Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 5 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 6 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 3 | |
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | 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 | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | |
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— | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
max°C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
min°C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
-4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
40 | 67 | 85 | 68 | 95 | 94 | 99 | 69 | 59 | 39 | 53 | 51 | 43 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 64 | 75 | 63 | |
3250 | 2950 | 2700 | 2500 | 2750 | 2900 | 2900 | 3450 | 3450 | 3700 | 3650 | 3650 | 3950 | 3700 | 3400 | 3250 | 2950 | 2850 | 3150 | |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:44 | — |
Heavy rain (total 49.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).
Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Temple Basin at the specific elevation of 1923 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 3.9 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews
Temple Basin is the only ski area in the Southern Alps, all the other ski areas are in the foot hills blocked by the Alps, that is why Temple gets the big dumps from the NW! The best memory I have is skiing Temple 11.00pm under lights freshies up to my nipples!
Sickbird from New Zealand writes:
Temple Basin is the only ski area in the Southern Alps, all the other ski areas are in the foot hills blocked by the Alps, that is why Temple gets the big dumps from the NW!
The best memory I have is skiing Temple 11.00pm under lights freshies up to my nipples!
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