Ōhau Snow Fields NZ icy
1425–1925 m · mid 1675 m · Pacific/Auckland
1 cm in the last 72h at mid mountain, falling near freezing at an average of -1°C. 5 mm of rain on snow in the last 7 days, a crust remains near the surface. Next 72h: little additional snow, next 7d 5 slush days, 3 icy days.
today → 7 days
| date | rating | grade | regime | snow | rain | min / max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 20 | poor | icy | 0.0 cm | 0.0 mm | -5.7 / 4.8 °C |
| 2026-10-06 | 20 | poor | icy | 0.0 cm | 0.0 mm | -3.3 / 4.0 °C |
| 2026-10-07 | 32 | poor | icy | 1.0 cm | 0.7 mm | -2.1 / 4.1 °C |
| 2026-10-08 | 20 | poor | slush | 0.0 cm | 0.6 mm | 0.7 / 4.4 °C |
| 2026-10-09 | 20 | poor | slush | 0.0 cm | 0.0 mm | -2.6 / 9.8 °C |
| 2026-10-10 | 20 | poor | slush | 0.0 cm | 0.0 mm | 0.9 / 8.5 °C |
| 2026-10-11 | 20 | poor | slush | 0.0 cm | 1.0 mm | 1.1 / 7.6 °C |
| 2026-10-12 | 20 | poor | slush | 0.0 cm | 0.2 mm | 1.9 / 7.3 °C |
Ski-day snow is last night 18:00 through today 18:00. Today is scored as-of now; future days use first chair. Default board sort is the eight-day median.
today's components
freshness 0/35
- effective fresh snow: 0.0 cm
- 24h / 72h / 7d: 0 / 1 / 2 cm
preservation 0/25
- rain penalty: −8
- crust penalty: −10
- wind penalty: −0
- icy (day thaw / night freeze): −8
- slush (above freezing day+night): −0
- warm yesterday: −0
base 15/15
- modeled settled base: 115 cm
- needed: 110 cm
- weather-derived proxy, not a resort measurement
bands
| band | elev | temp | 24h | 72h | freezing level | wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | 1425 m | 4.1°C | 0.0 cm | 0.4 cm | +1775 m above | 5 km/h |
| mid | 1675 m | 2.4°C | 0.0 cm | 0.8 cm | +1525 m above | 5 km/h |
| top | 1925 m | 0.8°C | 0.0 cm | 0.9 cm | +1275 m above | 5 km/h |