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 2 June.
Updated 02 June 2025 18:31 AEST.
| Next Snow Expected | 6 June |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 9cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 7cm |
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Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
Max 6℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 6℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
02
Snow unlikely
Clear spells early, then fair 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 02 | | Clear spells at altitude, fair below. | Max 6℃ Min 2℃ |
| Tue 03 |  | Cloudy. | Max 10℃ Min 4℃ |
| Wed 04 | | Light snow at altitude, light rain below. | Max 11℃ Min 5℃ |
| Thu 05 | | Cloudy. | Max 5℃ Min 0℃ |
| Fri 06 |  | 5cm to 9cm New Snow | Max 2℃ Min -3℃ |
| Sat 07 |  | 2cm to 4cm New Snow | Max -2℃ Min -5℃ |
| Sun 08 | | Clear sky at altitude, cloudy below. | Max 0℃ Min -6℃ |
| Mon 09 | | Fair at altitude, clear spells below. | Max -2℃ Min -7℃ |
| Tue 10 |  | Fair at altitude, clear sky below. | Max 1℃ Min -8℃ |
| Wed 11 | | Fog at altitude, cloudy below. | Max 4℃ Min -2℃ |
| Thu 12 | | Fog at altitude, clear spells below. | Max 6℃ Min -2℃ |
| Fri 13 | | Cloudy. | Max 7℃ Min 2℃ |
| Sat 14 |  | Fog. | Max 8℃ Min 6℃ |
| Sun 15 | | Cloudy. | Max 7℃ Min 2℃ |
| Mon 16 | | up to 2cm New Snow | Max 6℃ Min 1℃ |
| Tue 17 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 1℃ Min -4℃ |
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 18:31 AEST, next update expected imminently.
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | - | 19cm |