Porters NZ rainthin
1302–1980 m · mid 1641 m · Pacific/Auckland
15 cm in the last 72h at mid mountain, falling near freezing at an average of -2°C. 1 mm of rain on snow in the last 7 days, a crust remains near the surface. Next 72h: little additional snow, next 7d 1 snow day, 2 slush days, 4 icy days. Base coverage is still thin below 1,302 m.
today → 7 days
| date | rating | grade | regime | snow | rain | min / max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | 37 | fair | snow | 15.0 cm | 1.2 mm | -5.3 / 2.7 °C |
| 2026-09-18 | 35 | fair | icy | 0.0 cm | 0.0 mm | -8.8 / 4.7 °C |
| 2026-09-19 | 27 | poor | slush | 0.3 cm | 0.5 mm | -2.1 / 4.8 °C |
| 2026-09-20 | 12 | poor | icy | 0.4 cm | 0.5 mm | -7.2 / 4.6 °C |
| 2026-09-21 | 5 | poor | icy | 0.0 cm | 0.0 mm | -3.9 / 5.2 °C |
| 2026-09-22 | 11 | poor | slush | 1.3 cm | 1.8 mm | -4.9 / 3.8 °C |
| 2026-09-23 | 17 | poor | cold | 2.2 cm | 0.0 mm | -8.8 / -0.3 °C |
| 2026-09-24 | 25 | poor | icy | 0.0 cm | 0.0 mm | -7.4 / 1.3 °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 16/35
- effective fresh snow: 13.5 cm
- 24h / 72h / 7d: 15 / 15 / 15 cm
preservation 8/25
- rain penalty: −2
- crust penalty: −10
- wind penalty: −0
- icy (day thaw / night freeze): −0
- slush (above freezing day+night): −0
- warm yesterday: −5
base 4/15
- modeled settled base: 25 cm
- needed: 100 cm
- weather-derived proxy, not a resort measurement
bands
| band | elev | temp | 24h | 72h | freezing level | wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | 1302 m | -2.3°C | 10.0 cm | 10.0 cm | -372 m below | 5 km/h |
| mid | 1641 m | -4.5°C | 14.9 cm | 14.9 cm | -711 m below | 5 km/h |
| top | 1980 m | -6.7°C | 19.0 cm | 19.0 cm | -1050 m below | 5 km/h |