Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | |
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max °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
min °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
chill °C | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -8 |
Humid % | 68 | 72 | 58 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 93 | 81 | 58 | 87 | 87 | 77 |
Freeze m | 1550 | 1300 | 1500 | 1350 | 1400 | 1350 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1700 | 1700 | 1450 | 1400 | 1450 | 1450 | 1700 | 1500 |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Temple Basin:
Recent light rain reported from Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre at 737 metres elevation only 3 kms S of Temple Basin but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Temple Basin
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 24 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Temple Basin at the specific elevation of 1923 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Temple Basin. 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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Overall 3.8 Based on 20 votes and 4 reviews
Temple Basin is the only ski area in the Southern Alps, all the other ski areas are in the foot hills blocked by the Alps, that is why Temple gets the big dumps from the NW! The best memory I have is skiing Temple 11.00pm under lights freshies up to my nipples!
Sickbird from New Zealand writes:
Temple Basin is the only ski area in the Southern Alps, all the other ski areas are in the foot hills blocked by the Alps, that is why Temple gets the big dumps from the NW!
The best memory I have is skiing Temple 11.00pm under lights freshies up to my nipples!
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