– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 25 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Thu night).
		Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	650	700	800	700	700	1600	700	700	950			950	850	850	900	800	650	650	650
km/h	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	W	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW
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cm	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	10	9	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	0	-2	-2
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-13	-10	-12	-12	-13	-11	-11	-8	-5	-1	-4	-5	-7	-9	-9	-10	-9	-11	-12

Freezing level m	1150	1000	1250	650	950	1200	850	1350	1650	1800	1650	1750	1550	1450	1600	1900	1950	1700	1550

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Thu night).

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. 42 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 42 minutes ago	0° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
National Park 18 km WNW 813m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 42 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 42 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).

* 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.