Next 4 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 181.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue night, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light rain | light snow | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 17 | 45 | 22 | 43 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
max °C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
min °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -7 |
-2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -16 | |
19 | 67 | 74 | 85 | 97 | 98 | 92 | 96 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 83 | |
3550 | 3250 | 3250 | 2750 | 2850 | 3100 | 2900 | 3000 | 3000 | 2150 | 2000 | 1850 | 2300 | 3300 | 2700 | 1200 | |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:25 | — |
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | 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 3.8 Based on 20 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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