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Temple Basin Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.2 m | -3 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.6 m | 0 | |
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | |
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4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | -3 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
min°C | -3 | -4 | -8 | -7 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
-12 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -7 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | |
96 | 87 | 92 | 57 | 47 | 69 | 75 | 71 | 77 | 99 | 95 | 44 | 56 | 70 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 88 | 77 | |
1400 | 1450 | 1050 | 700 | 1500 | 1000 | 1050 | 1250 | 1450 | 2150 | 1650 | 1900 | 1550 | 1950 | 1400 | 1850 | 2100 | 1900 | 1750 | 1900 | 1750 | |
 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
| Top snow depth: | 120 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 60 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 18 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
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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