Mount Ruapehu Long-Range Snow Forecast
Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
When will there be fresh snow?
This is the Long-range Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand for 16 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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Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
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.
Mount Ruapehu has very light new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
Mount Ruapehu Long-Range (16-Day) Snow Forecast Outlook
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.
| Base | Snow and Weather | Temp Town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 20 | | Clear spells. | Max 6℃ Min 2℃ |
| Sat 21 | | Clear sky at altitude, clear spells below. | Max 6℃ Min -1℃ |
| Sun 22 |  | Light snow showers at altitude, light rain showers below. | Max 6℃ Min 0℃ |
| Mon 23 |  | Clear sky. | Max 6℃ Min -2℃ |
| Tue 24 | | Fog at altitude, clear spells below. | Max 9℃ Min 4℃ |
| Wed 25 |  | Cloudy. | Max 10℃ Min 6℃ |
| Thu 26 |  | Heavy snow showers at altitude, light rain below. | Max 9℃ Min 8℃ |
| Fri 27 | | Cloudy. | Max 9℃ Min -2℃ |
| Sat 28 | | Cloudy at altitude, fair below. | Max 3℃ Min -3℃ |
| Sun 29 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 4℃ Min -3℃ |
| Mon 30 | | 1cm to 2cm New Snow | Max 1℃ Min -8℃ |
| Tue 01 | | Clear sky. | Max 1℃ Min -6℃ |
| Wed 02 | | up to 2cm New Snow | Max 2℃ Min -3℃ |
| Thu 03 |  | 1cm to 3cm New Snow | Max 2℃ Min -4℃ |
| Fri 04 |  | 2cm to 4cm New Snow | Max -3℃ Min -6℃ |
| Sat 05 | | 2cm New Snow | Max -4℃ Min -4℃ |
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 |