Global Weekly Snow Roundup #333
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Turoa at 1602 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 24 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14.0mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mild with light rain (total 6.0mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||
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clear | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 0 | -3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
min °C | -2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
chill °C | -8 | -11 | -3 | -5 | -9 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -6 | -3 | -3 |
Humid % | 46 | 96 | 76 | 82 | 99 | 91 | 100 | 95 | 96 | 99 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 91 |
Freeze m | 1450 | 1200 | 1500 | 1800 | 1550 | 1600 | 2100 | 2400 | 2750 | 2600 | 1100 | 1300 | 1500 | 1350 | 1450 | 2250 | 1900 |
 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
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Turoa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 106 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 30 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 4 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Sep 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of September has on average:
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. |
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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.
Visitor Reviews of Turoa
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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