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Whakapapa Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whakapapa at 2300 m
Issued: 5 pm  18 Sep 2025 (local time)

New snow in Whakapapa

1.4cm0.6in
Thu 18th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Whakapapa is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Whakapapa Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Whakapapa is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Whakapapa Weather (Days 4-6): A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 19.0mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue morning).


Whakapapa Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 1.0m
-3
55
snow showers
Middle Lift: 
-1
45
snow showers
Bottom Lift: 0.9m
0
40
snow showers
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 km/h
60
WNW
50
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
NNE
25
N
45
NNW
60
NNW
65
NNW
60
NNW
50
NNW
50
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50
NNW
25
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45
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40
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 cm 
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1
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5
 mm 
3
15
1
1
max°C
-1
-5
-6
-6
-3
-1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
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min°C
-3
-6
-7
-6
-5
-2
0
0
0
0
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0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
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chill°C 
-13
-16
-14
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-10
-6
-6
-8
-9
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-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
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Humid% 
95
80
81
55
39
18
25
26
50
54
58
95
96
88
96
98
95
65
71
98
Freezing level (m
2050
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1750
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Sunrise
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15

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Whakapapa Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:103cm
Bottom snow depth:89cm
Fresh snowfall depth:3cm
Last snowfall:17 Sep 2025
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Week 3 of September has on average:
0.8
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.0
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.8
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.