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Temple Basin at 1923 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 am (local time) / 31 Mar 2026
Temple Basin Weather
(Next 3 days):
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6):
Heavy rain (total 80.0mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).Temple Basin Weather (Days 7-16):
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cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
min °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -4 | |
67 | 71 | 52 | 79 | 55 | 48 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 57 | 70 | 97 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 95 | |
3350 | 3250 | 2800 | 2650 | 3100 | 3500 | 3700 | 3750 | 3650 | 3700 | 3650 | 2650 | 2700 | 2650 | 2250 | 1750 | 1750 | 1800 | |
 | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 80.0mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).
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Temple Basin Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 2 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of March has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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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Visitor Reviews of Temple Basin
Overall 3.8 Based on 20 votes and 4 reviews
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- 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!
Visitor Reviews of Temple Basin
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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