Mount Ruapehu 48-Hour Snow Forecast
48-hour Forecast for Mount Ruapehu (1,625m to 2,300m)
This is the 48-hour (2-Day) Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand for 2 days from 8 June.
Updated 07 June 2025 19:34 CDT.
Mount Ruapehu has 1cm new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
See below for the detailed Weather and Snow outlook.
Mount Ruapehu Snow Forecast updated at 19:34 CDT, next update expected imminently.
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Forecast for today in Mount Ruapehu
Max 4℃
Min 0℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 0℃ to daytime highs around 4℃
Freeze-thaw from mid-mountain up.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Snowfall per hour
Snow Line
Sun
08
up to 1cm New Snow
Light snow first, cloudy then fog, clear spells later.
Snow falling to resort level.
Mount Ruapehu has 1cm new snow forecast in the next 48 hours.
Forecast for tomorrow in Mount Ruapehu
Max 7℃
Min -1℃
Freeze-thaw conditions, with valley temperatures cooling to -1℃ and rising to 7℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
09
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, clear sky, cloudy later.
48-hour Forecast Detail
| Base | Snow to | Weather | Temp Town | Rain or Snow? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 00:00 |  | Cloudy at altitude. Mixed below. | 1℃ | SW Light | 5% | |
| Sun | 01:00 | | Cloudy. | 2℃ | SW Light | 10% | |
| Sun | 02:00 |  | Cloudy at altitude. Lt rain below. | 1℃ | SW Light | 10% | |
| Sun | 03:00 | | Light snow. | 1℃ | SW Light | 10% | |
| Sun | 04:00 | | Light snow. | 1℃ | SW Light | 10% | |
| Sun | 05:00 |  | Light snow at altitude. Lt rain below. | 0℃ | SW Light | 20% | |
| Sun | 06:00 | | Cloudy. | 0℃ | SW Light | 15% | |
| Sun | 07:00 | | Fog at altitude. Cloud below. | 0℃ | SW Light | 10% | |
| Sun | 08:00 | | Fog at altitude. Mixed below. | 0℃ | SW Light | 10% | |
| Sun | 09:00 | | Fog at altitude. Cloud below. | 0℃ | SW Light | 5% | |
| Sun | 10:00 | | Fog at altitude. Mixed below. | 0℃ | SW Light | 5% | |
| Sun | 11:00 | | Fog at altitude. Cloud below. | 0℃ | SW Light | 15% | |
| Sun | 12:00 | | Fog at altitude. Cloud below. | 0℃ | SW Light | 20% | |
| Sun | 13:00 | | Fog. | 0℃ | SW Light | 20% | |
| Sun | 14:00 | | Fog. | 0℃ | SW Light | 30% | |
| Sun | 15:00 | | Fog. | 0℃ | SW Light | 40% | |
| Sun | 16:00 | | Light snow showers at altitude. Lt rain below. | 0℃ | SW Light | 35% | |
| Sun | 17:00 | | Light snow. | 1℃ | SW Calm | 35% | |
| Sun | 18:00 | | Cloudy at altitude. Mixed below. | 1℃ | SW Light | 35% | |
| Sun | 19:00 | | Clear spells at altitude. Cloud below. | 0℃ | SW Light | 30% | |
| Sun | 20:00 | | Clear spells. | 0℃ | SW Light | 20% | |
| Sun | 21:00 | | Cloudy at altitude. Mixed below. | 1℃ | SW Light | 20% | |
| Sun | 22:00 | | Cloudy. | 4℃ | SW Light | 10% | |
| Sun | 23:00 | | Cloudy. | 4℃ | SW Light | 5% | |
| Mon | 00:00 | | Cloudy. | 4℃ | E Light | 10% | |
| Mon | 01:00 | | Cloudy at altitude. Mixed below. | 4℃ | E Light | 5% | |
| Mon | 02:00 | | Cloudy. | 4℃ | E Light | 5% | |
| Mon | 03:00 | | Cloudy. | 4℃ | E Light | 10% | |
| Mon | 04:00 | | Cloudy. | 3℃ | E Light | 10% | |
| Mon | 05:00 | | Cloudy at altitude. Mixed below. | 2℃ | E Light | 10% | |
| Mon | 06:00 | | Cloudy at altitude. Mixed below. | 1℃ | E Light | 5% | |
| Mon | 07:00 | | Clear spells at altitude. Fair below. | 0℃ | E Light | 5% | |
| Mon | 08:00 | | Clear spells at altitude. Fair below. | 0℃ | E Light | 5% | |
| Mon | 09:00 | | Clear sky. | 0℃ | E Light | 5% | |
| Mon | 10:00 | | Clear sky. | 0℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 11:00 | | Clear sky. | 0℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 12:00 | | Fair at altitude. Clear below. | -1℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 13:00 | | Clear spells. | -1℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 14:00 | | Fair at altitude. Clear below. | -1℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 15:00 | | Fair at altitude. Clear below. | -1℃ | E Light | 5% | |
| Mon | 16:00 | | Clear sky. | -1℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 17:00 | | Clear sky. | -1℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 18:00 | | Fair at altitude. Clear below. | -1℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 19:00 | | Cloudy. | -1℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 20:00 | | Cloudy. | -1℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 21:00 | | Cloudy. | 2℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 22:00 | | Cloudy. | 5℃ | E Light | 0% | |
| Mon | 23:00 | | Cloudy at altitude. Fair below. | 7℃ | E Light | 5% | |
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | 2cm | 6cm |
Mount Ruapehu Snow
For current snow depths and skiing conditions, see our Current Snow Report for Mount Ruapehu.
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.