Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 33.0mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 70.0mm), mainly falling Sat morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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17 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
min °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | |
96 | 90 | 95 | 81 | 69 | 51 | 78 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 83 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 70 | |
3250 | 2900 | 2550 | 2500 | 2500 | 2550 | 2650 | 2800 | 2750 | 2700 | 2700 | 2700 | 2300 | 2150 | 2100 | 1850 | 2250 | 2050 | |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
Latest snow reports near Turoa:
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Overall 3.6 Based on 60 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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