– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, severe gales from the SE by Thu morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	1	4	11	6	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	1
min °C	0	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-1	-1	0
chill °C	-4	-7	-9	-11	-14	-14	-12	-11	-10	-10	-8	-5	-6	-5	-5	-8	-8	-8	-7

Freezing level m	2050	1850	1800	1700	1400	1250	1300	1100	1200	800	1100	1400	1100	1300	1600	1250	1750	1800	2050
Cloud base (m)			600	650	650	650	650	750	700	750	700	900	850	750	1550	950	1550	900	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, severe gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon 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. 40 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 40 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 40 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 3 hours ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (7 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.