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 12 May.
Updated 12 May 2025 07:36 PDT.
| Next Snow Expected | 19 May |
|---|---|
| Next Snow Amount | 2in |
| Next 48 Hours | - |
| Next 7 Days | 3in |
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Forecast for Mount Ruapehu
Max 48°F
Min 37°F
Valley temperatures from an overnight low of 37°F to daytime highs around 48°F
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 48°F Min 37°F |
| Tue 13 | | Fair at altitude, clear spells below. | Max 46°F Min 36°F |
| Wed 14 | | Clear spells at altitude, fair below. | Max 47°F Min 39°F |
| Thu 15 |  | Cloudy. | Max 46°F Min 42°F |
| Fri 16 | | Clear sky. | Max 48°F Min 40°F |
| Sat 17 |  | Cloudy at altitude, light rain below. | Max 49°F Min 43°F |
| Sun 18 | | Clear spells. | Max 49°F Min 38°F |
| Mon 19 |  | 1in to 3in New Snow | Max 44°F Min 27°F |
| Tue 20 | | Clear sky. | Max 41°F Min 24°F |
| Wed 21 | | up to 1in New Snow | Max 43°F Min 28°F |
| Thu 22 | | Clear spells. | Max 37°F Min 24°F |
| Fri 23 | | Clear sky. | Max 39°F Min 23°F |
| Sat 24 | | Clear sky. | Max 45°F Min 26°F |
| Sun 25 | | Cloudy. | Max 48°F Min 26°F |
| Mon 26 | | Clear sky. | Max 41°F Min 26°F |
| Tue 27 | | Cloudy at altitude, fair below. | Max 42°F Min 27°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 trail 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 07:36 PDT, next update expected imminently.
Snow Forecast near Mount Ruapehu
| Snow Report and Forecast | 48 Hr | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | 7 Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakapapa | - | 5in |