Worldwide Ski Resort Forecasts

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Rainbow Ski Area - Low lift station

ECMWF IFS · Run 2026-10-17 00:00:00 UTC · 10 days · Times: Pacific/Auckland.
Coordinates: -41.8753927°N, 172.8607642°E · Requested elevation: 1541 m. Model terrain: 1113 m. Terrain and 1000/925/850/700 hPa profiles are used for height estimates.
These are altitude estimates, not a simulation of local mountain terrain. Precipitation, cloud and sea-level pressure use horizontal interpolation only.
Precipitation includes rain and snow water equivalent: preceding 3 hours through day 6, then 6 hours (see cell tooltip). Snow (cm) estimates fresh snowfall from precipitation and temperature using the GFS conversion; it is not snow depth on the ground. Freezing (m) uses additional 600/500 hPa temperatures when available and estimates the lowest resolved 0°C crossing above sea level. When all sampled levels are warm, the upper profile limit is shown (see tooltip). < marks an entirely cold sampled profile and its lower height limit. No extrapolation is used.

Day Local time Temp. (°C) Humidity (%) Wind (km/h) Wind (knots) Wind (Bft) Direction Precip. (mm) Snow (cm) Pressure (hPa) Freezing (m) Conditions

Sunday, 18/10 01:00 5.6 27 21 11 4B S 0 0 1030 2707 Partly cloudy 32% cloud 04:00 6.4 28 19 10 3B SW 0 0 1029 2736 Clear 17% cloud 07:00 6.9 29 17 9 3B SW 0 0 1029 2843 Clear 8% cloud 10:00 8.3 29 15 8 3B SW 0 0 1029 2993 Clear 5% cloud 13:00 9.8 33 13 7 3B SW 0 0 1027 3094 Clear 1% cloud 16:00 10.7 44 12 6 2B SW 0 0 1026 3122 Clear 0% cloud 19:00 9.5 62 9 5 2B SW 0 0 1027 3322 Clear 3% cloud 22:00 8.4 69 7 4 2B SW 0 0 1029 3404 Cloudy 52% cloud Monday, 19/10 01:00 9 40 9 5 2B W 0 0 1029 3370 Overcast 90% cloud 04:00 8.9 28 14 8 3B W 0.00 0 1028 3366 Overcast 89% cloud 07:00 9.2 16 21 12 4B SW 0 0 1028 3400 Partly cloudy 45% cloud 10:00 10.2 19 26 14 4B SW 0 0 1028 3415 Clear 20% cloud 13:00 11.7 36 13 7 3B S 0 0 1026 3345 Partly cloudy 33% cloud 16:00 11.7 48 10 5 2B SW 0.00 0 1025 3099 Partly cloudy 24% cloud 19:00 10 59 9 5 2B SW 0.03 0 1026 2992 Partly cloudy 31% cloud 22:00 7.4 55 6 3 1B W 0 0 1029 3050 Partly cloudy 42% cloud Tuesday, 20/10 01:00 6.2 56 3 2 1B NW 0.00 0 1030 3030 Partly cloudy 27% cloud 04:00 5.4 66 3 2 1B N 0.00 0 1030 3032 Cloudy 63% cloud 07:00 5.6 64 3 1 1B NW 0.00 0 1030 3086 Cloudy 74% cloud 10:00 6.4 75 6 3 2B NW 0.00 0 1030 3171 Partly cloudy 50% cloud 13:00 8.2 72 13 7 3B NW 0 0 1029 3250 Partly cloudy 22% cloud 16:00 9.5 63 21 11 4B W 0 0 1027 3284 Clear 8% cloud 19:00 7.9 79 19 10 3B W 0 0 1027 3394 Clear 13% cloud 22:00 6.9 58 24 13 4B SW 0.00 0 1029 3514 Cloudy 75% cloud Wednesday, 21/10 01:00 9 23 31 17 5B SW 0.00 0 1028 3583 Overcast 81% cloud 04:00 10.3 14 24 13 4B SW 0.00 0 1027 3569 Partly cloudy 40% cloud 07:00 10.2 14 15 8 3B S 0.00 0 1027 3544 Partly cloudy 34% cloud 10:00 10.6 23 2 1 1B SW 0 0 1027 3551 Clear 13% cloud 13:00 10.9 44 2 1 1B NW 0 0 1026 3543 Clear 1% cloud 16:00 10.8 64 9 5 2B W 0 0 1025 3475 Clear 3% cloud 19:00 9.2 71 9 5 2B W 0 0 1026 3491 Clear 5% cloud 22:00 7.8 69 8 4 2B W 0 0 1028 3519 Clear 1% cloud Thursday, 22/10 01:00 8.4 46 13 7 3B W 0 0 1028 3488 Cloudy 56% cloud 04:00 9.6 20 19 10 3B SW 0.00 0 1027 3458 Overcast 89% cloud 07:00 10.5 13 24 13 4B SW 0.00 0 1026 3440 Cloudy 52% cloud 10:00 11.2 20 23 13 4B SW 0 0 1026 3408 Clear 13% cloud 13:00 12.2 25 23 12 4B SW 0 0 1024 3385 Clear 2% cloud 16:00 12 38 20 11 4B SW 0 0 1023 3367 Clear 2% cloud 19:00 11.3 38 14 8 3B SW 0 0 1024 3419 Clear 0% cloud 22:00 9.8 49 8 4 2B SE 0 0 1026 3469 Clear 0% cloud Friday, 23/10 01:00 8.8 70 8 4 2B NE 0 0 1026 3436 Clear 0% cloud 04:00 8.4 71 14 7 3B N 0 0 1026 3442 Clear 0% cloud 07:00 8.3 52 14 8 3B N 0 0 1026 3462 Clear 10% cloud 10:00 9.6 34 14 8 3B NW 0 0 1026 3542 Clear 1% cloud 13:00 11.1 33 20 11 3B NW 0 0 1024 3532 Clear 0% cloud 19:00 10.1 45 17 9 3B W 0 0 1023 3150 Clear 12% cloud Saturday, 24/10 01:00 9.3 20 16 8 3B NW 0.00 0 1023 3138 Overcast 96% cloud 07:00 5.8 35 20 11 3B W 0.02 0 1023 3115 Overcast 85% cloud 13:00 6.1 71 23 13 4B W 0.01 0 1021 3070 Partly cloudy 31% cloud 19:00 4.3 92 26 14 4B W 0.04 0 1022 2945 Overcast 89% cloud Sunday, 25/10 01:00 3.5 97 43 23 6B W 0.11 0 1023 3097 Overcast 100% cloud 07:00 4 95 42 23 6B W 0.19 0 1022 3093 Overcast 100% cloud 13:00 7.5 83 38 21 5B W 0.30 0 1021 3117 Overcast 81% cloud 19:00 7.6 96 27 15 4B W 0.04 0 1021 3121 Overcast 99% cloud Monday, 26/10 01:00 7.8 96 41 22 6B W 0.60 0 1021 3123 Overcast 92% cloud 07:00 9.1 97 49 26 6B W 0.78 0 1018 3113 Overcast 92% cloud 13:00 8.9 96 45 24 6B W 4.4 0 1017 3097 Overcast 99% cloud 19:00 7.8 98 43 23 6B NW 5.0 0 1015 3065 Overcast 100% cloud Tuesday, 27/10 01:00 7 93 56 30 7B NW 3.2 0 1013 3043 Overcast 97% cloud 07:00 7.1 95 43 23 6B NW 3.5 0 1009 3012 Overcast 100% cloud 13:00 8.7 97 48 26 6B NW 7.9 0 1007 3004 Overcast 100% cloud

Source: ECMWF · CC BY 4.0 · Processed by Snow Report.

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Times and values match the detailed forecast. Tap or point at a value for details. Scroll each chart sideways for later days. Rain / precipitation is the total water equivalent per forecast interval, including snow; snowfall is fresh snow per interval, not snow depth.

GFS and ECMWF model comparison. Each model retains its own forecast times and horizon. Precipitation and snowfall amounts cover their own forecast intervals; these can differ between models.

Forecast values and model notes

Rainbow Ski Area - Base lift station

ECMWF IFS · Run 2026-10-17 00:00:00 UTC · 10 days · Times: Pacific/Auckland.
Coordinates: -41.8750861°N, 172.8606886°E · Requested elevation: 1542 m. Model terrain: 1112 m. Terrain and 1000/925/850/700 hPa profiles are used for height estimates.
These are altitude estimates, not a simulation of local mountain terrain. Precipitation, cloud and sea-level pressure use horizontal interpolation only.
Precipitation includes rain and snow water equivalent: preceding 3 hours through day 6, then 6 hours (see cell tooltip). Snow (cm) estimates fresh snowfall from precipitation and temperature using the GFS conversion; it is not snow depth on the ground. Freezing (m) uses additional 600/500 hPa temperatures when available and estimates the lowest resolved 0°C crossing above sea level. When all sampled levels are warm, the upper profile limit is shown (see tooltip). < marks an entirely cold sampled profile and its lower height limit. No extrapolation is used.

Day Local time Temp. (°C) Humidity (%) Wind (km/h) Wind (knots) Wind (Bft) Direction Precip. (mm) Snow (cm) Pressure (hPa) Freezing (m) Conditions

Sunday, 18/10 01:00 5.6 27 21 11 4B S 0 0 1030 2707 Partly cloudy 33% cloud 04:00 6.4 28 19 10 3B SW 0 0 1029 2736 Clear 17% cloud 07:00 6.9 29 17 9 3B SW 0 0 1029 2843 Clear 8% cloud 10:00 8.3 29 15 8 3B SW 0 0 1029 2993 Clear 5% cloud 13:00 9.8 33 13 7 3B SW 0 0 1027 3094 Clear 1% cloud 16:00 10.7 44 12 6 2B SW 0 0 1026 3122 Clear 0% cloud 19:00 9.5 62 9 5 2B SW 0 0 1027 3322 Clear 3% cloud 22:00 8.4 69 7 4 2B SW 0 0 1029 3404 Cloudy 52% cloud Monday, 19/10 01:00 9.1 40 9 5 2B W 0 0 1029 3370 Overcast 90% cloud 04:00 8.9 28 14 8 3B W 0.00 0 1028 3366 Overcast 89% cloud 07:00 9.2 16 21 12 4B SW 0 0 1028 3400 Partly cloudy 45% cloud 10:00 10.2 19 26 14 4B SW 0 0 1028 3415 Clear 20% cloud 13:00 11.7 36 13 7 3B S 0 0 1026 3345 Partly cloudy 33% cloud 16:00 11.7 48 10 5 2B SW 0.00 0 1025 3099 Partly cloudy 24% cloud 19:00 10 59 9 5 2B SW 0.03 0 1026 2992 Partly cloudy 31% cloud 22:00 7.5 55 6 3 1B W 0 0 1029 3050 Partly cloudy 42% cloud Tuesday, 20/10 01:00 6.2 56 3 2 1B NW 0.00 0 1030 3030 Partly cloudy 27% cloud 04:00 5.4 66 3 2 1B N 0.00 0 1030 3032 Cloudy 63% cloud 07:00 5.6 64 3 1 1B NW 0.00 0 1030 3086 Cloudy 74% cloud 10:00 6.4 75 6 3 2B NW 0.00 0 1030 3171 Partly cloudy 50% cloud 13:00 8.2 72 13 7 3B NW 0 0 1029 3250 Partly cloudy 22% cloud 16:00 9.5 63 21 11 4B W 0 0 1027 3284 Clear 8% cloud 19:00 7.9 79 19 10 3B W 0 0 1027 3394 Clear 13% cloud 22:00 6.9 58 25 13 4B SW 0.00 0 1029 3514 Cloudy 75% cloud Wednesday, 21/10 01:00 9 23 31 17 5B SW 0.00 0 1028 3583 Overcast 81% cloud 04:00 10.3 14 24 13 4B SW 0.00 0 1027 3569 Partly cloudy 40% cloud 07:00 10.2 13 15 8 3B S 0.00 0 1027 3544 Partly cloudy 34% cloud 10:00 10.6 23 2 1 1B SW 0 0 1027 3551 Clear 13% cloud 13:00 10.9 44 2 1 1B NW 0 0 1026 3543 Clear 1% cloud 16:00 10.8 64 9 5 2B W 0 0 1025 3476 Clear 3% cloud 19:00 9.2 71 9 5 2B W 0 0 1026 3491 Clear 5% cloud 22:00 7.8 69 8 4 2B W 0 0 1028 3519 Clear 1% cloud Thursday, 22/10 01:00 8.4 45 13 7 3B W 0 0 1028 3488 Cloudy 56% cloud 04:00 9.6 20 19 10 3B SW 0.00 0 1027 3458 Overcast 89% cloud 07:00 10.6 13 24 13 4B SW 0.00 0 1026 3440 Cloudy 52% cloud 10:00 11.2 20 24 13 4B SW 0 0 1026 3408 Clear 13% cloud 13:00 12.1 25 23 12 4B SW 0 0 1024 3385 Clear 2% cloud 16:00 12 38 20 11 4B SW 0 0 1023 3367 Clear 2% cloud 19:00 11.3 38 14 8 3B SW 0 0 1024 3419 Clear 0% cloud 22:00 9.8 49 8 4 2B SE 0 0 1026 3469 Clear 0% cloud Friday, 23/10 01:00 8.8 69 8 4 2B NE 0 0 1026 3436 Clear 0% cloud 04:00 8.4 71 14 7 3B N 0 0 1026 3442 Clear 0% cloud 07:00 8.3 52 14 8 3B N 0 0 1026 3462 Clear 10% cloud 10:00 9.6 34 14 8 3B NW 0 0 1026 3542 Clear 1% cloud 13:00 11.1 33 20 11 3B NW 0 0 1024 3532 Clear 0% cloud 19:00 10.1 45 17 9 3B W 0 0 1023 3150 Clear 12% cloud Saturday, 24/10 01:00 9.3 20 16 8 3B NW 0.00 0 1023 3138 Overcast 96% cloud 07:00 5.8 35 20 11 3B W 0.02 0 1023 3115 Overcast 85% cloud 13:00 6.1 71 23 13 4B W 0.01 0 1021 3070 Partly cloudy 31% cloud 19:00 4.3 92 26 14 4B W 0.04 0 1022 2945 Overcast 89% cloud Sunday, 25/10 01:00 3.5 97 43 23 6B W 0.11 0 1023 3097 Overcast 100% cloud 07:00 4 95 42 23 6B W 0.19 0 1022 3093 Overcast 100% cloud 13:00 7.5 83 38 21 5B W 0.30 0 1021 3117 Overcast 81% cloud 19:00 7.6 96 28 15 4B W 0.04 0 1021 3121 Overcast 99% cloud Monday, 26/10 01:00 7.8 96 41 22 6B W 0.60 0 1021 3123 Overcast 92% cloud 07:00 9.1 97 49 26 6B W 0.78 0 1019 3113 Overcast 92% cloud 13:00 8.9 96 45 24 6B W 4.4 0 1017 3097 Overcast 99% cloud 19:00 7.8 98 43 23 6B NW 5.0 0 1015 3065 Overcast 100% cloud Tuesday, 27/10 01:00 7 93 56 30 7B NW 3.1 0 1013 3043 Overcast 97% cloud 07:00 7.1 95 43 23 6B NW 3.5 0 1009 3012 Overcast 100% cloud 13:00 8.7 97 48 26 6B NW 7.9 0 1007 3004 Overcast 100% cloud

Source: ECMWF · CC BY 4.0 · Processed by Snow Report.

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Times and values match the detailed forecast. Tap or point at a value for details. Scroll each chart sideways for later days. Rain / precipitation is the total water equivalent per forecast interval, including snow; snowfall is fresh snow per interval, not snow depth.

GFS and ECMWF model comparison. Each model retains its own forecast times and horizon. Precipitation and snowfall amounts cover their own forecast intervals; these can differ between models.

Forecast values and model notes

Rainbow Ski Area - Top lift station

ECMWF IFS · Run 2026-10-17 00:00:00 UTC · 10 days · Times: Pacific/Auckland.
Coordinates: -41.8672405°N, 172.8587248°E · Requested elevation: 1752 m. Model terrain: 1091 m. Terrain and 1000/925/850/700 hPa profiles are used for height estimates.
These are altitude estimates, not a simulation of local mountain terrain. Precipitation, cloud and sea-level pressure use horizontal interpolation only.
Precipitation includes rain and snow water equivalent: preceding 3 hours through day 6, then 6 hours (see cell tooltip). Snow (cm) estimates fresh snowfall from precipitation and temperature using the GFS conversion; it is not snow depth on the ground. Freezing (m) uses additional 600/500 hPa temperatures when available and estimates the lowest resolved 0°C crossing above sea level. When all sampled levels are warm, the upper profile limit is shown (see tooltip). < marks an entirely cold sampled profile and its lower height limit. No extrapolation is used.

Day Local time Temp. (°C) Humidity (%) Wind (km/h) Wind (knots) Wind (Bft) Direction Precip. (mm) Snow (cm) Pressure (hPa) Freezing (m) Conditions

Sunday, 18/10 01:00 5.1 24 26 14 4B S 0 0 1030 2709 Partly cloudy 35% cloud 04:00 5.9 25 23 12 4B SW 0 0 1029 2737 Clear 18% cloud 07:00 6.4 26 21 11 4B SW 0 0 1029 2843 Clear 8% cloud 10:00 7.2 25 19 10 3B SW 0 0 1029 2993 Clear 5% cloud 13:00 8.2 31 16 9 3B SW 0 0 1027 3096 Clear 1% cloud 16:00 9 43 14 8 3B SW 0 0 1026 3124 Clear 0% cloud 19:00 8.4 58 12 7 3B SW 0 0 1027 3323 Clear 3% cloud 22:00 8 61 10 5 2B SW 0 0 1029 3404 Cloudy 54% cloud Monday, 19/10 01:00 8.9 33 11 6 2B W 0 0 1029 3370 Overcast 91% cloud 04:00 8.6 22 17 9 3B W 0.00 0 1028 3366 Overcast 90% cloud 07:00 8.9 11 26 14 4B SW 0 0 1028 3400 Partly cloudy 47% cloud 10:00 9.3 14 31 16 5B SW 0 0 1028 3416 Partly cloudy 21% cloud 13:00 10.2 34 16 8 3B S 0 0 1026 3348 Partly cloudy 31% cloud 16:00 9.9 47 12 7 2B SW 0.00 0 1025 3103 Partly cloudy 25% cloud 19:00 8.5 58 12 6 2B SW 0.03 0 1026 2993 Partly cloudy 30% cloud 22:00 6.7 49 9 5 2B W 0 0 1029 3052 Partly cloudy 43% cloud Tuesday, 20/10 01:00 5.7 49 4 2 1B W 0.00 0 1030 3033 Partly cloudy 27% cloud 04:00 4.9 60 3 2 1B W 0.00 0 1030 3036 Cloudy 64% cloud 07:00 5.3 58 3 2 1B W 0.00 0 1030 3088 Cloudy 75% cloud 10:00 5.2 72 5 3 1B NW 0.00 0 1030 3173 Cloudy 52% cloud 13:00 6.7 72 14 8 3B W 0 0 1029 3251 Partly cloudy 23% cloud 16:00 8 61 22 12 4B W 0 0 1027 3286 Clear 9% cloud 19:00 6.9 74 22 12 4B W 0 0 1027 3396 Clear 12% cloud 22:00 6.5 49 28 15 4B SW 0.00 0 1029 3514 Cloudy 73% cloud Wednesday, 21/10 01:00 8.6 17 35 19 5B SW 0.00 0 1028 3584 Overcast 81% cloud 04:00 9.9 11 28 15 4B SW 0.00 0 1027 3569 Partly cloudy 43% cloud 07:00 9.8 11 18 10 3B S 0.00 0 1027 3545 Partly cloudy 36% cloud 10:00 9.7 19 6 3 2B SW 0 0 1027 3552 Clear 14% cloud 13:00 9.6 40 5 2 1B W 0 0 1026 3544 Clear 2% cloud 16:00 9.4 61 12 7 3B W 0 0 1025 3476 Clear 3% cloud 19:00 8.1 66 13 7 3B W 0 0 1026 3491 Clear 5% cloud 22:00 7.3 61 12 6 2B W 0 0 1028 3519 Clear 1% cloud Thursday, 22/10 01:00 8.1 38 17 9 3B W 0 0 1028 3488 Cloudy 54% cloud 04:00 9.2 16 23 13 4B W 0.00 0 1027 3458 Overcast 90% cloud 07:00 10 11 27 15 4B SW 0.00 0 1026 3441 Cloudy 55% cloud 10:00 10.1 17 27 15 4B SW 0 0 1026 3409 Clear 14% cloud 13:00 10.7 22 25 14 4B SW 0 0 1024 3387 Clear 2% cloud 16:00 10.5 37 23 12 4B SW 0 0 1023 3368 Clear 2% cloud 19:00 10.1 35 17 9 3B SW 0 0 1024 3419 Clear 0% cloud 22:00 9.1 44 8 4 2B S 0 0 1026 3470 Clear 0% cloud Friday, 23/10 01:00 8.2 64 5 3 1B NE 0 0 1026 3436 Clear 0% cloud 04:00 7.9 64 12 7 2B N 0 0 1026 3442 Clear 0% cloud 07:00 7.7 45 14 8 3B NW 0 0 1026 3462 Clear 11% cloud 10:00 8.6 29 15 8 3B NW 0 0 1026 3541 Clear 1% cloud 13:00 9.8 31 21 11 4B NW 0 0 1024 3531 Clear 0% cloud 19:00 9 41 19 11 3B W 0 0 1023 3150 Clear 12% cloud Saturday, 24/10 01:00 8.4 18 20 11 4B NW 0.00 0 1023 3138 Overcast 96% cloud 07:00 5.2 31 22 12 4B W 0.02 0 1023 3115 Overcast 85% cloud 13:00 5.2 65 25 13 4B W 0.01 0 1021 3067 Partly cloudy 30% cloud 19:00 3.7 84 29 16 5B W 0.04 0 1022 2937 Overcast 89% cloud Sunday, 25/10 01:00 3.2 86 44 24 6B W 0.11 0 1023 3097 Overcast 100% cloud 07:00 3.6 87 43 23 6B W 0.19 0 1022 3093 Overcast 100% cloud 13:00 6.7 81 39 21 5B W 0.31 0 1021 3117 Overcast 82% cloud 19:00 6.9 92 33 18 5B W 0.04 0 1021 3121 Overcast 99% cloud Monday, 26/10 01:00 7.3 91 42 23 6B W 0.57 0 1021 3123 Overcast 92% cloud 07:00 8.3 93 50 27 7B W 0.75 0 1019 3113 Overcast 91% cloud 13:00 7.8 95 51 28 7B W 4.3 0 1017 3098 Overcast 99% cloud 19:00 6.8 95 52 28 7B NW 4.8 0 1015 3065 Overcast 100% cloud Tuesday, 27/10 01:00 6.1 90 66 36 8B NW 3.0 0 1013 3044 Overcast 96% cloud 07:00 6.1 93 55 30 7B NW 3.4 0 1010 3013 Overcast 100% cloud 13:00 7.7 97 61 33 7B NW 7.7 0 1007 3005 Overcast 100% cloud

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