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 26 April.
Updated 27 April 2025 04:39 AEST.
| Next Snow Expected | 30 April |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 9cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 11cm |
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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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| Sat 26 | Sun 27 | Mon 28 | Tue 29 | Wed 30 | Thu 01 | Fri 02 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | SE F2 | SE F4 | SE F3 | ||||
| 1,800m | 8℃
 | 9℃
 | 10℃
| 9℃
| 1℃
 +10cm
| 1℃
+1cm
| 4℃
|
| SE F2 | SE F4 | SE F3 | |||||
| 1,619m | 9℃
| 10℃
| 11℃
| 10℃
| 2℃
+9cm
| 2℃
+1cm
| 5℃
|
| NW F2 | S F3 | S F2 | |||||
| 1,437m | 12℃
| 13℃
| 14℃
| 13℃
| 2℃
+12cm
| 2℃
| 6℃
|
| Snow Line | varying 1,649m | 1,437m | |||||
| Max Town | 12℃ | 13℃ | 14℃ | 13℃ | 2℃ | 2℃ | 6℃ |
| Min Town | 5℃ | 8℃ | 6℃ | 3℃ | -2℃ | -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 12℃
Min 5℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 5℃ to daytime highs around 12℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
26
Snow unlikely
Clear sky early, then fair later.
Max 13℃
Min 8℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 8℃ to daytime highs around 13℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
27
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, cloudy, fair later.
Max 14℃
Min 6℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 6℃ to daytime highs around 14℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
28
Snow unlikely
Fair first, clear spells then cloudy, fog later.
Max 13℃
Min 3℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 3℃ to daytime highs around 13℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
29
Snow unlikely
Cloudy early, then light rain later.
Max 2℃
Min -2℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -2℃ and rising to 2℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Wed
30
10cm to 12cm New Snow
Heavy snow showers first, light snow then snow showers, light snow later.
Snow Line from 1,649m to resort level.
Max 2℃
Min -3℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -3℃ and rising to 2℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Thu
01
up to 1cm New Snow
Snow showers, cloudy, clear spells later.
Snow falling to resort level.
Max 6℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 6℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Fri
02
Snow unlikely
Clear sky.
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 04:39 AEST, next update expected 10:00 AEST.