Mount Ruapehu Long-Range Snow Forecast
Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
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This is the Long-range Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand for 16 days from 9 May.
Updated 10 May 2025 02:38 NZST.
| Next Snow Expected | 20 May |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 2cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | - |
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Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
Max 11℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 11℃
Freeze-thaw conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Fri
09
Snow unlikely
Rain, cloudy, fog later.
Mount Ruapehu has no 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 09 | | Cloudy. | Max 11℃ Min 2℃ |
| Sat 10 |  | Clear sky at altitude, fog below. | Max 9℃ Min 2℃ |
| Sun 11 |  | Clear sky. | Max 9℃ Min 3℃ |
| Mon 12 | | Clear spells. | Max 9℃ Min 3℃ |
| Tue 13 |  | Clear spells. | Max 8℃ Min 3℃ |
| Wed 14 | | Clear spells. | Max 9℃ Min 5℃ |
| Thu 15 | | Cloudy. | Max 8℃ Min 5℃ |
| Fri 16 | | Light rain. | Max 8℃ Min 0℃ |
| Sat 17 |  | Light snow at altitude, rain showers below. | Max 5℃ Min 1℃ |
| Sun 18 |  | 1cm New Snow | Max 1℃ Min -4℃ |
| Mon 19 | | up to 3cm New Snow | Max 2℃ Min -2℃ |
| Tue 20 | | 1cm New Snow | Max 0℃ Min -7℃ |
| Wed 21 |  | 3cm to 4cm New Snow | Max 0℃ Min -5℃ |
| Thu 22 | | Cloudy. | Max -2℃ Min -4℃ |
| Fri 23 | | Fair. | Max 1℃ Min -8℃ |
| Sat 24 | | Cloudy. | Max 2℃ Min -5℃ |
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 02:38 NZST, next update expected 05:00 NZST.