– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle, on Fri night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).
	Fri 14		Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light snow	light rain	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	1800	700	700	800	750	700	700	750	700	700	700	700	750	750	750	750	850
km/h	ENE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
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mm	0.4	1	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	1	-2	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	0
min °C	2	2	2	2	-1	-4	-5	-6	-6	-5	-6	-5	-4	-4	-2	-2	-1
chill °C	-2	-3	-2	-2	-7	-11	-14	-16	-16	-14	-16	-15	-13	-14	-11	-10	-8

Freezing level m	2400	2350	2350	2350	2150	1400	950	900	800	950	600	1000	1200	1150	1300	1500	2000

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Drizzle, on Fri night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu 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. 3 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 60).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).

* 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.