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Temple Basin Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Temple Basin is: Heavy rain (total 69.0mm), mainly falling Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).
Temple Basin Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 18.0mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 7 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 8 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 10 | |
Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | some clouds | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | — | |
max °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -2 |
min °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
2 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -10 | |
54 | 46 | 50 | 82 | 95 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 83 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 70 | 72 | 95 | 95 | 72 | |
3200 | 3200 | 3350 | 2600 | 2750 | 2950 | 2000 | 1650 | 1350 | 1650 | 2150 | 2450 | 2900 | 3400 | 3400 | 2200 | 2400 | 1400 | |
 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:09 | — |
Heavy rain (total 69.0mm), mainly falling Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).
Moderate rain (total 18.0mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW 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 |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | 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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