Next 4 days weather summary:A dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 30.0mm), mainly falling Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | |
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 cm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | — |
max °C | -2 | -1 | -3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -1 |
min °C | -2 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 |
chill °C | -9 | -7 | -11 | -15 | -10 | -8 | -10 | -1 | -4 | -6 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -8 |
Humid % | 79 | 95 | 91 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 93 | 57 | 66 | 96 | 88 | 63 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 94 |
Freeze m | 1300 | 1200 | 1150 | 600 | 1050 | 1450 | 1150 | 1550 | 1850 | 1550 | 1700 | 2050 | 2150 | 2650 | 2700 | 1300 |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Turoa:
| Top snow depth: | 106 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 30 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Sep 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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Overall 3.6 Based on 61 votes and 40 reviews
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.
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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