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Temple Basin Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: Mild with heavy rain (total 22.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6): A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13.0mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 1 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 2 | |
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | |  | |  | |  | |
light snow | cloudy | light rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
max °C | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
min °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
-3 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | |
78 | 93 | 80 | 82 | 95 | 94 | 81 | 97 | 96 | 98 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 67 | 87 | |
2100 | 2350 | 2950 | 3150 | 2200 | 2550 | 1400 | 1250 | 1450 | 1300 | 1450 | 2100 | 2850 | 3050 | 3150 | 3250 | |
 | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:12 | — |
Mild with heavy rain (total 22.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).
A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13.0mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 3 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | 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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