Mount Ruapehu Long-Range Snow Forecast
Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
When will there be fresh snow?
This is the Long-range Snow Forecast for Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand for 16 days from 3 June.
Updated 02 June 2025 23:35 CDT.
| Next Snow Expected | 6 June |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 1cm |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 20cm |
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For Forecast detail, see below.
Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
Max 11℃
Min 5℃
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 5℃ to daytime highs around 11℃
Freeze-thaw conditions up high.
Temperature at BaseTemp at Base
Tue
03
Snow unlikely
Clear spells, cloudy, light rain 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 03 | | Cloudy. | Max 11℃ Min 5℃ |
| Wed 04 | | Light snow showers at altitude, light rain showers below. | Max 12℃ Min 7℃ |
| Thu 05 |  | Clear spells. | Max 7℃ Min 0℃ |
| Fri 06 | | 1cm to 3cm New Snow | Max 4℃ Min -2℃ |
| Sat 07 |  | 13cm to 16cm New Snow | Max 0℃ Min -2℃ |
| Sun 08 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 2℃ Min 0℃ |
| Mon 09 |  | Clear sky. | Max 5℃ Min -1℃ |
| Tue 10 | | Clear sky. | Max 7℃ Min -11℃ |
| Wed 11 | | Cloudy. | Max -1℃ Min -9℃ |
| Thu 12 |  | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 2℃ Min -1℃ |
| Fri 13 | | up to 1cm New Snow | Max 3℃ Min 2℃ |
| Sat 14 |  | 1cm New Snow | Max 5℃ Min -1℃ |
| Sun 15 |  | 3cm New Snow | Max -2℃ Min -6℃ |
| Mon 16 | | Clear sky. | Max 1℃ Min -8℃ |
| Tue 17 | | Fair at altitude, fog below. | Max 2℃ Min -5℃ |
| Wed 18 | | Clear sky. | Max 3℃ Min -5℃ |
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 23:35 CDT, next update expected imminently.
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | - | 19cm |