Global Weekly Snow Roundup #332
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Turoa at 1602 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 17 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Mild with moderate rain (total 10.0mm) on Fri afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||
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cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
max °C | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -3 |
min °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
chill °C | -3 | -3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -13 | -14 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -8 | -12 |
Humid % | 89 | 86 | 84 | 87 | 80 | 67 | 99 | 95 | 98 | 93 | 77 | 92 | 90 | 72 | 97 | 74 | 81 |
Freeze m | 2200 | 2250 | 2200 | 2250 | 2500 | 2350 | 2150 | 2050 | 1050 | 1250 | 1150 | 1450 | 3100 | 3050 | 2550 | 1900 | 1200 |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — |
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Turoa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 110 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 80 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 10 Sep 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (5) / good piste (5)
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Week 3 of September has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (5) / good piste (5)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Turoa at the specific elevation of 1602 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Turoa. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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Visitor Reviews of Turoa
Overall 3.6 Based on 61 votes and 40 reviews
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- Voight from Australia writes:
Being from Brisbane, Ruapehu has been our 'go to' mountain for the last 20 years. Breath-taking scenery. Wonderful Kiwi friends. Great hospitality. So easy to get to for us. Fly to Wellington (or Auckland), 2 hours. Drive to Ohakune, 4 hours. It used to be even better when we could fly direct to Palmie and drive for only 2 hours. Have skied the South Island. It's good and has some variety but Ruapehu beats it because the drive up the mountain (from Ohakune) is only 17 minutes. Can't beat that! On cruddy days, there are other activities. Spring is best for more stable weather.
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Voight from Australia writes:
Being from Brisbane, Ruapehu has been our 'go to' mountain for the last 20 years. Breath-taking scenery. Wonderful Kiwi friends. Great hospitality. So easy to get to for us. Fly to Wellington (or Auckland), 2 hours. Drive to Ohakune, 4 hours. It used to be even better when we could fly direct to Palmie and drive for only 2 hours. Have skied the South Island. It's good and has some variety but Ruapehu beats it because the drive up the mountain (from Ohakune) is only 17 minutes. Can't beat that! On cruddy days, there are other activities. Spring is best for more stable weather.
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