Whakapapa Snow Forecast - 7 day
Snow Forecast for Whakapapa
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This is the 7-Day Snow Forecast for Whakapapa, New Zealand for 7 days from 20 June.
Updated 21 June 2025 00:32 NZST.
| Next Snow Expected | 2 July |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 2cm |
| Next 48 Hours | 1cm |
| Next 7 Days | 2cm |
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For Forecast detail, see below.
Forecast for Whakapapa
Whakapapa has 1cm new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
Whakapapa 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 F3 | NE F4 | NE F5 | ||||
| 2,300m | 0℃
 +1cm
| 0℃
 | -1℃
 +1cm
| -1℃
| 0℃
 | 1℃
| 2℃
 |
| W F2 | W F3 | SE F3 | NE F4 | ||||
| 1,965m | 4℃
| 4℃
| 3℃
| 3℃
| 6℃
| 7℃
| 7℃
|
| W F2 | W F3 | SE F3 | NE F4 | ||||
| 1,630m | 6℃
| 6℃
| 5℃
| 5℃
| 8℃
| 9℃
| 9℃
|
| Snow Line | 1,630m | varying 1,799m | |||||
| Max Town | 6℃ | 6℃ | 5℃ | 5℃ | 8℃ | 9℃ | 9℃ |
| Min Town | 2℃ | -1℃ | 2℃ | -3℃ | 1℃ | 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.
Whakapapa 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℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Fri
20
up to 1cm New Snow
Clear spells, cloudy, fog later.
Snow falling to resort level.
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
Fair early, then clear spells later.
Max 5℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 5℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Sun
22
up to 1cm New Snow
Clear spells, cloudy, clear spells later.
Snow Line from 1,799m to 1,669m, with rain below.
Max 5℃
Min -3℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -3℃ and rising to 5℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
23
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, fair, clear sky later.
Max 8℃
Min 1℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 1℃ to daytime highs around 8℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
24
Snow unlikely
Fair, clear sky, cloudy later.
Max 9℃
Min 6℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 6℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Freeze-thaw conditions up high.
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 Whakapapa, 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 Whakapapa, 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.
Whakapapa Snow Forecast updated at 00:32 NZST, next update expected imminently.
Snow Forecast near Whakapapa
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tukino | 1cm | 2cm | |||||||
| Mount Ruapehu | 1cm | 1cm |