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 July.
Updated 31 July 2025 14:03 IST.
| Next Snow Expected | 9 August |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 1cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | - |
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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| Thu 31 | Fri 01 | Sat 02 | Sun 03 | Mon 04 | Tue 05 | Wed 06 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | SE F2 | SE F3 | SE F2 | ||||
| 2,300m | 2℃
 | 0℃
 | 0℃
| 1℃
| 3℃
 | 3℃
| 4℃
|
| SE F3 | SE F3 | SE F4 | E F2 | ||||
| 1,963m | 5℃
| 1℃
| 2℃
| 3℃
| 4℃
| 6℃
| 7℃
|
| SE F3 | SE F3 | SE F4 | E F2 | ||||
| 1,625m | 7℃
| 3℃
| 4℃
| 5℃
| 6℃
| 8℃
| 9℃
|
| Snow Line | 1,625m | ||||||
| Max Town | 7℃ | 3℃ | 4℃ | 5℃ | 6℃ | 8℃ | 9℃ |
| Min Town | 0℃ | -4℃ | -1℃ | 0℃ | -2℃ | -1℃ | -2℃ |
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 7℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 7℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Thu
31
Snow unlikely
Snow showers, cloudy, clear spells later.
Max 3℃
Min -4℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -4℃ and rising to 3℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Fri
01
Snow unlikely
Clear spells first, cloudy then clear sky, clear spells later.
Max 4℃
Min -1℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of -1℃ to daytime highs around 4℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
02
Snow unlikely
Cloudy first, clear spells then clear sky, clear spells later.
Max 5℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 5℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
03
Snow unlikely
Clear spells first, fair then clear sky, fair later.
Max 6℃
Min -2℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -2℃ and rising to 6℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
04
Snow unlikely
Cloudy.
Max 8℃
Min -1℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of -1℃ to daytime highs around 8℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
05
Snow unlikely
Cloudy first, clear spells then fair, clear spells later.
Max 9℃
Min -2℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -2℃ and rising to 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Wed
06
Snow unlikely
Fair first, clear sky then clear spells, clear sky 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 14:03 IST, next update expected imminently.
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Forecast | 48 Hr | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | 1cm | 1cm |