– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 03 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 03 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the N by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, gales from the SSE by Wed night).
	Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow
km/h	W	W	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	N	E	NE	ENE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	1	5	14	3	—	—	—	—	—	5	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	-2	-2	-2
min °C	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-4	-2	-7	-8	-9	-10	-9	-8	-10	-11	-9	-6	-4	-6	-5	-10	-11	-13

Freezing level m	2100	2150	2000	1800	1800	1800	1800	1900	1800	1550	1500	1500	1700	1800	1950	1650	1700	1300
Cloud base (m)			1800		900	750	750	750	700	650	650	1350	650	1500	6750	1850	700	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the N by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, gales from the SSE by Wed 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. 27 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 27 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 27 minutes ago	6° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 27 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 27 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 27 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 27 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 27 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 27 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).

* 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.