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 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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Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
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.
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 12 | | Fair at altitude, clear sky below. | Max 9℃ Min 3℃ |
| Tue 13 | | Fair at altitude, clear spells below. | Max 8℃ Min 2℃ |
| Wed 14 | | Clear spells at altitude, fair below. | Max 8℃ Min 4℃ |
| Thu 15 |  | Cloudy. | Max 8℃ Min 5℃ |
| Fri 16 | | Clear sky. | Max 9℃ Min 5℃ |
| Sat 17 |  | Cloudy at altitude, light rain below. | Max 10℃ Min 6℃ |
| Sun 18 | | Clear spells. | Max 10℃ Min 3℃ |
| Mon 19 |  | 2cm to 9cm New Snow | Max 7℃ Min -3℃ |
| Tue 20 | | Clear sky. | Max 5℃ Min -5℃ |
| Wed 21 | | 1cm to 2cm New Snow | Max 6℃ Min -2℃ |
| Thu 22 | | Clear spells. | Max 3℃ Min -4℃ |
| Fri 23 | | Clear sky. | Max 4℃ Min -5℃ |
| Sat 24 | | Clear sky. | Max 7℃ Min -3℃ |
| Sun 25 | | Cloudy. | Max 9℃ Min -3℃ |
| Mon 26 | | Clear sky. | Max 5℃ Min -3℃ |
| Tue 27 | | Cloudy at altitude, fair below. | Max 6℃ Min -3℃ |
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.