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 23 June.
Updated 23 June 2025 18:38 AEST.
| Next Snow Expected | 1 July |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 1cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 2cm |
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Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
Max 6℃
Min 1℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 1℃ to daytime highs around 6℃
Freeze-thaw from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
23
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, cloudy, clear spells 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 23 | | Clear spells at altitude, cloudy below. | Max 6℃ Min 1℃ |
| Tue 24 | | Clear sky at altitude, fair below. | Max 8℃ Min 1℃ |
| Wed 25 | | Cloudy. | Max 9℃ Min 6℃ |
| Thu 26 |  | Snow at altitude, light rain below. | Max 10℃ Min 9℃ |
| Fri 27 | | Cloudy. | Max 10℃ Min 5℃ |
| Sat 28 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 6℃ Min 2℃ |
| Sun 29 | | Clear spells. | Max 6℃ Min 1℃ |
| Mon 30 | | Fair. | Max 7℃ Min -8℃ |
| Tue 01 | | Cloudy at altitude, clear spells below. | Max 3℃ Min -5℃ |
| Wed 02 | | Cloudy. | Max 2℃ Min -1℃ |
| Thu 03 |  | Fog. | Max 3℃ Min 1℃ |
| Fri 04 | | Cloudy. | Max 4℃ Min -3℃ |
| Sat 05 | | Cloudy at altitude, fog below. | Max 4℃ Min 0℃ |
| Sun 06 | | Fog. | Max 4℃ Min 2℃ |
| Mon 07 | | Clear spells at altitude, cloudy below. | Max 4℃ Min 0℃ |
| Tue 08 | | Cloudy at altitude, fog below. | Max 3℃ Min 1℃ |
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 trail 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 18:38 AEST, next update expected 21:00 AEST.
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | - | 2cm |