– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	N	WNW	NW	NE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ESE	WNW	S	SSW	ESE	SE	ESE	SSE	S	S	S
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cm	2	1	—	1	5	4	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	1	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-3	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-2
min °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	0	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3
chill °C	-9	-8	-7	-7	-9	-8	-7	-7	-3	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-8	-9	-10	-11

Freezing level m	1950	1850	1900	1900	1650	1500	1700	1750	2000	1850	1750	1750	1700	1800	1850	1900	1850	1700	1350
Cloud base (m)	650	650	1550	1550	650	650	800	5900	2150		600	650	750	750	1450	750	650	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 58 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 58 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 58 minutes ago	6° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 58 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 58 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 58 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 58 minutes ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 58 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 58 minutes ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 57 minutes ago	9° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).

* 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.