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 6 July.
Updated 06 July 2025 22:09 IST.
| Next Snow Expected | 16 July |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 1cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 7cm |
For Forecast detail, see below.
Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
Mount Ruapehu has no new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
Mount Ruapehu 7-Day Snow Forecast Overview
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| Sun 06 | Mon 07 | Tue 08 | Wed 09 | Thu 10 | Fri 11 | Sat 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | NE F2 | NE F2 | SW F4 | NW F4 | |||
| 2,300m | 4℃
 | 1℃
 | 2℃
 | 1℃
 +2cm
| 3℃
| 3℃
 | 0℃
 +2cm
|
| S F2 | E F2 | SW F4 | NW F4 | ||||
| 1,963m | 4℃
| 4℃
| 5℃
| 7℃
| 8℃
| 8℃
| 4℃
|
| S F2 | E F2 | SW F4 | NW F4 | ||||
| 1,625m | 6℃
| 6℃
| 8℃
| 9℃
| 10℃
| 10℃
| 6℃
|
| Snow Line | varying 2,279m | 1,625m | |||||
| Max Town | 6℃ | 6℃ | 8℃ | 9℃ | 10℃ | 10℃ | 6℃ |
| Min Town | -4℃ | -2℃ | 0℃ | 4℃ | 6℃ | 5℃ | 3℃ |
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 6℃
Min -4℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -4℃ and rising to 6℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
06
Snow unlikely
Clear sky early, then 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
07
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, freezing fog, clear sky later.
Max 8℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 8℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
08
Snow unlikely
Cloudy.
Max 9℃
Min 4℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 4℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Freeze-thaw (spring snow) conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Wed
09
up to 2cm New Snow
Light rain early, then cloudy later.
Snow Line from 2,279m to 2,129m, with rain below.
Max 10℃
Min 6℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 6℃ to daytime highs around 10℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Thu
10
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, clear spells, cloudy later.
Max 10℃
Min 5℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 5℃ to daytime highs around 10℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Fri
11
Snow unlikely
Light rain first, rain then light rain, cloudy later.
Max 6℃
Min 3℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 3℃ to daytime highs around 6℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Sat
12
up to 2cm New Snow
Cloudy, light snow, clear spells 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 22:09 IST, next update expected imminently.
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | - | 13cm |