Rainbow Snow Forecast - 7 day
Snow Forecast for Rainbow
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This is the 7-Day Snow Forecast for Rainbow, New Zealand for 7 days from 22 May.
Updated 22 May 2025 04:34 AEST.
| Next Snow Expected | 31 May |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 1cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 4cm |
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For Forecast detail, see below.
Forecast for Rainbow
Rainbow has no new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
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| Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | NW F3 | NW F4 | NW F3 | NW F4 | NW F3 | ||
| 1,800m | 5℃
 | 7℃
| 6℃
| 5℃
 | 5℃
| 5℃
 +1cm
| 1℃
 |
| NW F3 | NW F4 | NW F3 | NW F4 | NW F3 | |||
| 1,619m | 7℃
| 8℃
| 7℃
| 7℃
| 7℃
| 6℃
| 2℃
|
| NW F3 | NW F4 | NW F3 | NW F4 | NW F3 | |||
| 1,437m | 9℃
| 9℃
| 9℃
| 9℃
| 9℃
| 8℃
| 5℃
|
| Snow Line | varying 1,599m | ||||||
| Max Town | 9℃ | 9℃ | 9℃ | 9℃ | 9℃ | 8℃ | 5℃ |
| Min Town | 0℃ | 2℃ | 3℃ | 7℃ | 6℃ | 3℃ | 2℃ |
This table shows the average forecast snowfall, the maximum temperature, and expected general weather at resort, lower and upper mountain levels. For daily forecast details, see below.
Rainbow Medium-Range (7-Day) Snow Forecast Detail
Note :- Mountain weather is extremely dynamic; the forecast below will change. Any forecast snow may move forward or back in the forecast, and predicted snowfall depths will be revised in subsequent updates.
Max 9℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Thu
22
Snow unlikely
Clear sky.
Max 9℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Fri
23
Snow unlikely
Clear sky.
Max 9℃
Min 3℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 3℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
24
Snow unlikely
Clear sky early, then cloudy later.
Max 9℃
Min 7℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 7℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
25
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, light rain, rain showers later.
Max 9℃
Min 6℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 6℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
26
Snow unlikely
Light rain, clear spells, cloudy later.
Max 8℃
Min 3℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 3℃ to daytime highs around 8℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Tue
27
up to 1cm New Snow
Rain showers first, light rain then rain showers, clear spells later.
Snow Line from 1,599m to 1,549m, with rain below.
Max 5℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 5℃
Freeze-thaw conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Wed
28
Snow unlikely
Clear spells early, then fair later.
This Snow Forecast for Rainbow, New Zealand gives the predicted Snowfall and Freezing Levels for the next week.
The forecast snowfall depths given are the likely average accumulations for the Lower and Upper slopes. The actual snow depth in Rainbow, on any given piste or itinerary, may be dramatically different, particularly if the snowfall is accompanied by high winds and/or varying air temperatures.
Snow Forecasts beyond two days ahead are subject to significant change and variable reliability.
Rainbow Snow Forecast updated at 04:34 AEST, next update expected imminently.