Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 3.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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cloudy | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | light snow | |
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 cm | — | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
min °C | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 |
chill °C | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -6 |
Humid % | 93 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 100 | 97 | 78 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 67 | 42 | 27 | 50 | 34 | 35 | 72 | 93 |
Freeze m | 1900 | 2000 | 1750 | 1300 | 1350 | 1100 | 1000 | 1200 | 700 | 950 | 1250 | 900 | 1650 | 1800 | 2050 | 1800 | 1700 | 1650 |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Turoa:
Cloudless skies over Whakapapa. Just a light breeze today. About freezing. A dusting of new snow. There are some open lifts. Good snow on the pistes. Not enough snow off-piste. from Whakapapa
| Top snow depth: | 65 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 90 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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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