Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 86.0mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 24 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8 | 35 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
min °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -2 |
-5 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -5 | |
86 | 96 | 98 | 99 | 77 | 71 | 77 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 61 | 97 | 70 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 69 | |
2400 | 2450 | 2600 | 2950 | 2650 | 2450 | 2600 | 2700 | 1850 | 1300 | 1150 | 1200 | 1850 | 1950 | 900 | 850 | 1900 | 1450 | |
 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
Latest snow reports near Whara Kea Chalet:
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| Last snowfall: | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | 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 Whara Kea Chalet at the specific elevation of 1951 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Whara Kea Chalet. 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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