– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 15		Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1700	1950	700	750	700	700	700	700	700	700	700	700	700	800	750	900	850
km/h	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSW	SW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	2	6	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.4	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.4	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	7	2	0	-1	-1	0	-2	0	0	-1	2	2	2	3	4	3
min °C	7	3	1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	-1	1	2	1	3	3	2
chill °C	6	-2	-5	-8	-9	-8	-6	-7	-8	-8	-9	-6	-5	-2	0	1	0

Freezing level m	2250	2050	1300	950	800	800	1000	350	900	1000	900	1200	1400	1300	1550	1500	1500

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ruapehu. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of New Zealand.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 42 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Calm (2 kph at 135).
National Park 18 km WNW 813m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 42 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 42 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 42 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).

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