– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).
		Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	650	600	650	650	750	800	800	800	1900	750	650	600	650	650	650	650
km/h	NW	NNW	NE	SSE	SSE	S	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	7	7	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	9	—	1	2
mm	18	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	3	0	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1	0	-1	-4	-5	-4	-3
min °C	3	2	-2	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-6	-6	-4	-5
chill °C	-4	-3	-6	-6	-10	-7	-4	-5	-7	-7	-9	-9	-14	-14	-14	-16

Freezing level m	2650	2600	1900	1300	1250	1650	1650	1400	2100	1400	1600	1850	1200	1050	1300	1250

	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	—	5:59	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:02	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri 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. 39 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 39 minutes ago	10°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 39 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 39 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 39 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (22 kph at 290).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 39 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 39 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 39 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 39 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).

* 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.