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 31 May.
Updated 31 May 2025 12:39 NZST.
| Next Snow Expected | 6 June |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 11cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 14cm |
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For Forecast detail, see below.
Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
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Mount Ruapehu 7-Day Snow Forecast Overview
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| Sat 31 | Sun 01 | Mon 02 | Tue 03 | Wed 04 | Thu 05 | Fri 06 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | SW F5 | SW F3 | SW F3 | SW F4 | NW F4 | S F3 | SE F5 |
| 2,300m | 0℃
 | -1℃
 | 0℃
| 1℃
| 3℃
 | 3℃
| 1℃
 +9cm
|
| W F4 | W F3 | W F3 | NW F4 | NW F5 | SE F2 | SE F4 | |
| 1,963m | 3℃
| 2℃
| 4℃
| 4℃
| 7℃
| 7℃
| 2℃
+11cm
|
| W F4 | W F3 | W F3 | NW F4 | NW F5 | SE F2 | SE F4 | |
| 1,625m | 5℃
| 4℃
| 6℃
| 7℃
| 9℃
| 9℃
| 4℃
+10cm
|
| Snow Line | 1,625m | ||||||
| Max Town | 5℃ | 4℃ | 6℃ | 7℃ | 9℃ | 9℃ | 4℃ |
| Min Town | 2℃ | 2℃ | 2℃ | 4℃ | 5℃ | 5℃ | -4℃ |
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 5℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 5℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
31
Snow unlikely
Clear spells.
Max 4℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 4℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
01
Snow unlikely
Clear spells.
Max 6℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 6℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
02
Snow unlikely
Cloudy first, clear sky then clear spells, fair later.
Max 7℃
Min 4℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 4℃ to daytime highs around 7℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
03
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, fair, cloudy later.
Max 9℃
Min 5℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 5℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Wed
04
Snow unlikely
Light rain early, then clear spells later.
Max 9℃
Min 5℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 5℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Thu
05
Snow unlikely
Cloudy early, then light rain later.
Max 4℃
Min -4℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -4℃ and rising to 4℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Fri
06
9cm to 10cm New Snow
Light snow, heavy snow showers, cloudy later.
Snow falling to resort level.
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 12:39 NZST, next update expected imminently.
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | - | 22cm |