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 12 May.
Updated 12 May 2025 09:36 CDT.
| Next Snow Expected | 19 May |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 4cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 9cm |
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For Forecast detail, see below.
Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
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Mount Ruapehu 7-Day Snow Forecast Overview
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| Mon 12 | Tue 13 | Wed 14 | Thu 15 | Fri 16 | Sat 17 | Sun 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | SW F3 | NW F3 | W F3 | W F2 | NW F3 | NW F2 | |
| 2,300m | 4℃
 | 3℃
| 2℃
| 2℃
 | 3℃
 | 4℃
| 4℃
|
| NW F2 | SW F2 | NW F3 | NW F3 | NW F2 | NW F3 | NW F3 | |
| 1,963m | 7℃
| 6℃
| 6℃
| 6℃
| 7℃
| 7℃
 | 7℃
|
| NW F2 | SW F2 | NW F3 | NW F3 | NW F2 | NW F3 | NW F3 | |
| 1,625m | 9℃
| 8℃
| 8℃
| 8℃
| 9℃
| 10℃
| 10℃
|
| Snow Line | |||||||
| Max Town | 9℃ | 8℃ | 8℃ | 8℃ | 9℃ | 10℃ | 10℃ |
| Min Town | 3℃ | 2℃ | 4℃ | 5℃ | 5℃ | 6℃ | 3℃ |
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 9℃
Min 3℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 3℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Freeze-thaw conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Mon
12
Snow unlikely
Clear spells first, clear sky then fair, cloudy later.
Max 8℃
Min 2℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 2℃ to daytime highs around 8℃
Freeze-thaw conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
13
Snow unlikely
Cloudy, clear spells, fair later.
Max 8℃
Min 4℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 4℃ to daytime highs around 8℃
Freeze-thaw conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Wed
14
Snow unlikely
Clear spells first, fair then clear sky, cloudy later.
Max 8℃
Min 5℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 5℃ to daytime highs around 8℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Thu
15
Snow unlikely
Cloudy early, then clear spells later.
Max 9℃
Min 5℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 5℃ to daytime highs around 9℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Fri
16
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, clear sky, fair later.
Max 10℃
Min 6℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 6℃ to daytime highs around 10℃
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sat
17
Snow unlikely
Clear spells early, then light rain later.
Max 10℃
Min 3℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 3℃ to daytime highs around 10℃
Freeze-thaw conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Sun
18
Snow unlikely
Light rain, clear spells, cloudy later.
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 09:36 CDT, next update expected imminently.