Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 50.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||
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cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | heavy rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | heavy rain | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | 9 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 19 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
min °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -6 |
2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -15 | |
10 | 33 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 34 | 57 | 98 | 96 | 86 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 99 | 96 | 95 | 55 | 97 | |
3350 | 3350 | 3300 | 3100 | 2900 | 2800 | 2700 | 2550 | 2800 | 2650 | 2750 | 2600 | 2600 | 2750 | 2450 | 2000 | 2000 | 1500 | |
 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
Latest snow reports near Whara Kea Chalet:
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| Last snowfall: | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | 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 2165 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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