Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | cloudy | cloudy | clear | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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max °C | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
min °C | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
chill °C | -6 | -4 | -3 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -2 | -1 | 3 |
Humid % | 82 | 78 | 79 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 54 | 91 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 99 | 99 | 90 | 49 | 18 | 55 | 41 |
Freeze m | 1300 | 2100 | 1700 | 1900 | 2150 | 1400 | 3150 | 3150 | 3200 | 3250 | 3250 | 1950 | 1600 | 1100 | 1300 | 2850 | 3150 | 3150 |
 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 46 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | 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 21 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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