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 18 April.
Updated 18 April 2025 08:38 AEST.
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Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
Mount Ruapehu has no new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
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| Fri 18 | Sat 19 | Sun 20 | Mon 21 | Tue 22 | Wed 23 | Thu 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | NE F5 | NE F4 | NE F3 | SW F2 | SE F3 | E F3 | |
| 2,300m | 7℃
 | 7℃
| 8℃
 | 7℃
 | 6℃
| 4℃
| 1℃
|
| NE F5 | NE F4 | NE F3 | S F2 | SE F4 | NE F3 | ||
| 1,963m | 12℃
| 13℃
| 13℃
| 12℃
 | 9℃
| 5℃
| 5℃
|
| NE F5 | NE F4 | NE F3 | S F2 | SE F4 | NE F3 | ||
| 1,625m | 14℃
| 15℃
| 15℃
| 14℃
| 11℃
| 7℃
| 7℃
|
| Snow Line | |||||||
| Max Town | 14℃ | 15℃ | 15℃ | 14℃ | 11℃ | 7℃ | 7℃ |
| Min Town | 12℃ | 11℃ | 10℃ | 9℃ | 5℃ | 0℃ | 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 14℃
Min 12℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 12℃ to daytime highs around 14℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Fri
18
Snow unlikely
Cloudy.
Max 15℃
Min 11℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 11℃ to daytime highs around 15℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
19
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, clear spells, fair later.
Max 15℃
Min 10℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 10℃ to daytime highs around 15℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
20
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, fair, clear spells later.
Max 14℃
Min 9℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 9℃ to daytime highs around 14℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
21
Snow unlikely
Rain showers first, light rain then cloudy, fog later.
Max 11℃
Min 5℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 5℃ to daytime highs around 11℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
22
Snow unlikely
Light rain showers, rain showers, cloudy later.
Max 7℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 7℃
Freeze-thaw from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Wed
23
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, clear spells, cloudy later.
Max 7℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 7℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Thu
24
Snow unlikely
Cloudy first, clear spells then cloudy, fair later.
No significant snowfall is forecast for this period.
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 08:38 AEST, next update expected imminently.