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Whakapapa Current Weather Conditions

39.23° S 175.55° E

Weather Forecast for Whakapapa at 1962 m altitude

Next snow in Whakapapa:
3.9 cm on Thu 15th
Issued:
6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)
Forecast update in:
 hr.  min.

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

Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station

12 km N870 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
14.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

National Park

14 km W820 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Desert Road

18 km ESE1059 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 90°)
14.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill

21 km SE996 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the E
(15 km/h at 90°)
14.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Moturoa Automatic Weather Station

24 km ENE714 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NE
(9 km/h at 45°)
15.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tongariro

24 km NNE626 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
No weather report
wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiouru North

24 km SSE879 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
No weather report
25
moderate winds from the E
(24 km/h at 90°)
13.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station

26 km SSE820 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the ENE
(24 km/h at 60°)
15.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Rotoaira

30 km N611 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 0°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Owhango

30 km NW438 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
19.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

* 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.