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6 Day Weather Forecast for Whakapapa at 1625 m altitude,

issued (local time): 11 am 07 Oct 2008
 

Days 0-3 Whakapapa Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 43.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night . Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4-6 Whakapapa Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
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Wind (km/h)
Summary mod. rain heavy rain snow shwrs snow shwrs light snow light snow snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs clear some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds
Snow cm - - 1 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rain mm 7 30 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C 6 6 3 0 1 -1 -1 -1 -5 1 2 1 4 5 0 4 2 1
Min °C 5 5 0 0 1 -4 -2 -3 -7 -1 0 -1 1 2 -1 3 1 0
WChill °C -3 -1 -8 -8 -7 -13 -10 -10 -13 -5 -5 -6 -5 -3 -6 -1 1 -3
Freezing level (m) 2600 2900 1850 1450 1700 1300 1200 1300 1100 1250 1900 2900 3200 2800 2450 2050 2000 2000
Whakapapa freezing level scale Whakapapa freezing level
Sunrise 5:43 - - 5:41 - - 5:39 - - 5:37 - - 5:37 - - 5:35 - -
Sunset - 18:28 - - 18:29 - - 18:30 - - 18:30 - - 18:31 - - 18:32 -

The above table gives the weather forecast for Whakapapa at the specific elevation of 1625 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Whakapapa. 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. Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.

Visitor Reviews of Whakapapa


Vivienne from NEW ZEALAND writes:

I've been skiing Whakapapa and Turoa for the last 8 years. It's good on a good day, but they don't come everyday. It's exposed and both resorts share the most "closed days" out of all NZ resorts. It gets the most snow, but it needs it to cover the rocks.
Whakapapa needs about 1.3m and Turoa needs about 1m to get a decent run. Anything below that, you'll need to avoid rocks.
No offence, but Andrew (whoever wrote the first review), I seriously doubt you skied from Top to the chateau. you'd be lucky to ski even half that. Please.
Don't get me wrong, on a good day, Whakapapa and Turoa are magic. but don't have your hopes too high, and you have to factor in closed days. The features at both ski fields are damn fun and interesting which keep me going year after year.
But it's not an American, Japanese, or EU ski field. Don't be fooled. Please.

2008-07-24

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