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Whakapapa resort snow
Lat Long: 39.23° S 175.55° E
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Whakapapa Current Weather Conditions

Weather Forecast for Whakapapa at 1962m altitude

Issued: 11 pm 20 Apr 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Next snow in Whakapapa: 4cm on Tue 21st  (after 6 AM)

Current weather conditions and live observations for Whakapapa based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on snow-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Whakapapa right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather Conditions near Whakapapa

as reported by the 5 closest weather stations

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Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station

26 km SSE820 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
20
moderate winds from the S
(22 km/h at 180°)
5.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

TaupoAeroAws

71 km NE402 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the ESE
(7 km/h at 120°)
9.8 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

WanganuiAeroAws

93 km S14 m above sea level

1 hour ago
rain showersModerate to heavy rain showers
45
strong winds from the S
(44 km/h at 180°)
12.3 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Ohakea Airport

109 km S5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 070 to 220 degs)
(11 km/h at 190°)
11 °C10.0
10.0


Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station

109 km SE347 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Continuous moderate rain
30
fresh winds from the SSW
(31 km/h at 210°)
8.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Napier Airport

115 km ESE240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainContinuous light rain
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(22 km/h at 240°)
12.8 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

HaweraAws

116 km SW100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Continuous moderate rain
65
gales from the SSE
(65 km/h at 150°)
11.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Waiongana wx

119 km WSW138 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 90°)
15
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

121 km ESE21 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 245°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

NewPlymouthAero Aws

121 km W28 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
55
near gales from the SSE
(57 km/h at 150°)
11.5 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather stations update at the same frequency which is the reason why some resorts may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.