– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).
	Sun 16		Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Cloud base (m)	750	750	700	750	700	700	800	700	750	750	800	850	1650	900	850	750	750
km/h	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6	-5	-2	-2	-1	0	-1	0	0	-1
min °C	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-5	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-13	-15	-16	-14	-14	-16	-17	-20	-15	-12	-11	-7	-4	-4	-7	-8	-8

Freezing level m	1000	850	750	950	800	1100	1200	750	850	1200	1200	1400	1800	1450	1600	2250	1400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

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. 36 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 36 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 135).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 36 minutes ago	0° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 36 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SE (35 kph at 135).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 36 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 180).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 160).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 56 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 36 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (35 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 36 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 36 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (22 kph at 135).

* 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.