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 15 June.
Updated 15 June 2025 12:35 UTC.
| Next Snow Expected | 27 June |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 2cm 1in |
| Next 48 Hours | - - |
| Next 7 Days | 4cm 1in |
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Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
Max 8℃ 47°F
Min -1℃ 30°F
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of -1℃ 30°F to daytime highs around 8℃ 47°F
Freeze-thaw from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
15
Snow unlikely
Clear sky, clear spells, clear sky 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 15 | | Clear spells. | Max 8℃ 47°F Min -1℃ 30°F |
| Mon 16 | | Clear sky. | Max 6℃ 43°F Min 1℃ 34°F |
| Tue 17 | | Clear sky at altitude, fair below. | Max 7℃ 45°F Min -1℃ 29°F |
| Wed 18 |  | Light snow showers at altitude, light rain showers below. | Max 6℃ 44°F Min -2℃ 29°F |
| Thu 19 |  | up to 2cm up to 1in New Snow | Max 7℃ 44°F Min 4℃ 39°F |
| Fri 20 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 5℃ 42°F Min 1℃ 34°F |
| Sat 21 |  | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 3℃ 37°F Min -2℃ 29°F |
| Sun 22 | | Clear spells. | Max 5℃ 40°F Min -3℃ 27°F |
| Mon 23 | | Clear spells at altitude, cloudy below. | Max 7℃ 44°F Min -2℃ 28°F |
| Tue 24 | | Cloudy. | Max 7℃ 45°F Min -2℃ 28°F |
| Wed 25 | | Fog at altitude, cloudy below. | Max 6℃ 44°F Min 0℃ 31°F |
| Thu 26 | | Cloudy. | Max 8℃ 47°F Min 1℃ 33°F |
| Fri 27 | | up to 5cm up to 2in New Snow | Max 4℃ 40°F Min 1℃ 34°F |
| Sat 28 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 3℃ 37°F Min -1℃ 31°F |
| Sun 29 | | Clear spells. | Max -1℃ 31°F Min -5℃ 22°F |
| Mon 30 | | Cloudy. | Max 0℃ 32°F Min -7℃ 20°F |
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 12:35 UTC, next update expected 15:00 UTC.
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | - | 4cm 2in |