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 14 June.
Updated 15 June 2025 08:39 AEST.
| Next Snow Expected | 26 June |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 4cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 1cm |
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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 14 | Sun 15 | Mon 16 | Tue 17 | Wed 18 | Thu 19 | Fri 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | NW F2 | ||||||
| 1,800m | 4℃
 | 3℃
 | 2℃
| 2℃
 | 1℃
 | 2℃
| 2℃
+1cm
|
| NW F2 | |||||||
| 1,619m | 5℃
| 5℃
| 3℃
| 3℃
| 3℃
| 4℃
| 3℃
+1cm
|
| NW F2 | NW F3 | ||||||
| 1,437m | 5℃
| 6℃
| 2℃
| 3℃
| 4℃
| 4℃
| 3℃
+2cm
|
| Snow Line | varying 1,559m | 1,437m | |||||
| Max Town | 5℃ | 6℃ | 2℃ | 3℃ | 4℃ | 4℃ | 3℃ |
| Min Town | -2℃ | -1℃ | -3℃ | -2℃ | -1℃ | 1℃ | 0℃ |
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 5℃
Min -2℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -2℃ and rising to 5℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
14
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, fog, fair later.
Max 6℃
Min -1℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -1℃ and rising to 6℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
15
Snow unlikely
Cloudy first, clear sky then fair, clear spells later.
Max 2℃
Min -3℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -3℃ and rising to 2℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
16
Snow unlikely
Clear spells early, then clear sky later.
Max 3℃
Min -2℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -2℃ and rising to 3℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
17
Snow unlikely
Clear spells early, then clear sky later.
Max 4℃
Min -1℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of -1℃ to daytime highs around 4℃
Freeze-thaw from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Wed
18
Snow unlikely
Clear sky, cloudy, light rain later.
Max 4℃
Min 1℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 1℃ to daytime highs around 4℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Thu
19
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, clear spells, cloudy later.
Max 3℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 3℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Fri
20
1cm to 2cm New Snow
Cloudy first, fog then light snow, cloudy later.
Snow falling to resort level.
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 08:39 AEST, next update expected 14:00 AEST.
Snow Forecast near Rainbow
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tukino | - | 3cm |