Mount Ruapehu Snow Forecast - 7 day
Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
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This is the 7-Day Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand for 7 days from 20 June.
Updated 20 June 2025 20:35 NZST.
| Next Snow Expected | 30 June |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 1cm |
| Next 48 Hours | 1cm |
| Next 7 Days | 1cm |
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For Forecast detail, see below.
Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
Mount Ruapehu has very light new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
Mount Ruapehu 7-Day Snow Forecast Overview
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| Fri 20 | Sat 21 | Sun 22 | Mon 23 | Tue 24 | Wed 25 | Thu 26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | SW F2 | SW F3 | SW F2 | NE F3 | NE F5 | ||
| 2,300m | 1℃
 | 2℃
 | 1℃
 | 1℃
| 2℃
 | 3℃
| 3℃
 |
| W F2 | W F2 | SE F3 | NE F4 | ||||
| 1,963m | 4℃
| 4℃
| 3℃
 | 4℃
| 7℃
| 8℃
| 7℃
 |
| W F2 | W F2 | SE F3 | NE F4 | ||||
| 1,625m | 6℃
| 6℃
| 6℃
| 6℃
| 9℃
| 10℃
| 9℃
|
| Snow Line | 1,625m | varying 1,729m | |||||
| Max Town | 6℃ | 6℃ | 6℃ | 6℃ | 9℃ | 10℃ | 9℃ |
| Min Town | 2℃ | -1℃ | 0℃ | -2℃ | 4℃ | 6℃ | 8℃ |
This table shows the average forecast snowfall, the maximum temperature, and expected general weather at resort, lower and upper mountain levels. For daily forecast details, see below.
Mount Ruapehu Medium-Range (7-Day) Snow Forecast Detail
Note :- Mountain weather is extremely dynamic; the forecast below will change. Any forecast snow may move forward or back in the forecast, and predicted snowfall depths will be revised in subsequent updates.
Max 6℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 6℃
Freeze-thaw conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Fri
20
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, fog, clear spells later.
Max 6℃
Min -1℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -1℃ and rising to 6℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
21
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, fair, clear spells later.
Max 6℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 6℃
Freeze-thaw from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Sun
22
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, light snow showers at altitude, cloudy later.
Max 6℃
Min -2℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -2℃ and rising to 6℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
23
Snow unlikely
Clear spells first, fog then clear sky, clear spells later.
Max 9℃
Min 4℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 4℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
24
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, clear spells, cloudy later.
Max 10℃
Min 6℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 6℃ to daytime highs around 10℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Wed
25
Snow unlikely
Cloudy.
Max 9℃
Min 8℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 8℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Thu
26
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, light rain, heavy rain later.
This Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand gives the predicted Snowfall and Freezing Levels for the next week.
The forecast snowfall depths given are the likely average accumulations for the Lower and Upper slopes. The actual snow depth in Mount Ruapehu, on any given piste or itinerary, may be dramatically different, particularly if the snowfall is accompanied by high winds and/or varying air temperatures.
Snow Forecasts beyond two days ahead are subject to significant change and variable reliability.
Mount Ruapehu Snow Forecast updated at 20:35 NZST, next update expected imminently.
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | 1cm | 1cm |