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Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #282
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 1 October 2025: NZ tops up with 15cm (6"), Australia and Chile eye late-season snow; spring conditions dominate as closures near.
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Whakapapa at 1962 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 am (local time) / 03 Oct 2025
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light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | light rain | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | |
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1 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
max°C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
min°C | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
0 | 2 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -12 | -13 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | -1 | |
75 | 98 | 96 | 89 | 96 | 93 | 84 | 93 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 98 | 90 | 89 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 68 | 63 | 80 | 82 | |
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 22.0mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 13.0mm) heaviest on Tue morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, gales from the WNW by Mon night).
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Latest snow reports near Whakapapa:
Whakapapa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 97 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 72 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 4 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of October has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Whakapapa at the specific elevation of 1962 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.
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Visitor Reviews of Whakapapa
Overall 3.3 Based on 42 votes and 59 reviews
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- Geoff Powdrell from Australia writes:
I love this mountain and always will. I may have a different perspective to many because I always stay in one of the ski lodges on Whakapapa. Staying on the mountain is a beautiful experience. I took a party of 10 to stay at our lodge in August 2023 and we all had an amazing time, it was a great snow season. We tried the same again in August 2024 but the snow gods were not forthcoming. However, we improvised and did bush walks, hot pools and other activities to make up for the lack of snow and conditions. I have been coming here since I was a tiny tot in the late seventies so my views are the same, always a great experience at Whakapapa.
Visitor Reviews of Whakapapa
Geoff Powdrell from Australia writes:
I love this mountain and always will. I may have a different perspective to many because I always stay in one of the ski lodges on Whakapapa. Staying on the mountain is a beautiful experience. I took a party of 10 to stay at our lodge in August 2023 and we all had an amazing time, it was a great snow season. We tried the same again in August 2024 but the snow gods were not forthcoming. However, we improvised and did bush walks, hot pools and other activities to make up for the lack of snow and conditions. I have been coming here since I was a tiny tot in the late seventies so my views are the same, always a great experience at Whakapapa.
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