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Temple Basin Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: Heavy rain (total 54.0mm), mainly falling Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 32.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 3 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 4 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 4 | |
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light snow | heavy rain | snow shwrs | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
1 | 2 | 6 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 28 | — | — | |
max °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -3 |
min °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -5 |
-3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -5 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -6 | -3 | -7 | -12 | |
50 | 77 | 92 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 82 | 70 | 71 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 90 | 98 | 93 | 92 | |
3300 | 2700 | 2600 | 3100 | 2000 | 1700 | 1500 | 1850 | 2300 | 2300 | 2700 | 2800 | 2600 | 2600 | 2100 | 1300 | |
 | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:09 | — |
Heavy rain (total 54.0mm), mainly falling Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 32.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 3 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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