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). | Days 7-9 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | Days 10-12 weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | Days 13-16 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
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max °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -4 |
min °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -5 | -4 |
chill °C | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 |
Humid % | 68 | 72 | 58 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 93 | 81 | 58 | 87 | 87 | 77 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 81 | 80 | 71 | 84 | 71 | 70 | 95 | 70 | 74 | 88 | 94 | 95 | 98 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 80 | 62 | 89 | 91 | 87 |
Freeze m | 1550 | 1300 | 1500 | 1350 | 1400 | 1350 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1700 | 1700 | 1450 | 1400 | 1450 | 1450 | 1700 | 1500 | 1400 | 1450 | 1200 | 1250 | 1400 | 1400 | 1600 | 1700 | 1250 | 800 | 1050 | 550 | 650 | 1050 | 600 | 1250 | 1250 | 950 | 1100 | 1350 | 1550 | 1600 | 1600 | 1400 | 1250 | 1000 | 100 | 850 | 1050 | 1100 |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — |
Avalanche information: New Zealand Avalanche Advisory
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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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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