– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night).
	Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	2850	3100	850	750	750	1450	2150	1550	1950	1850	2000	700	700	750	800	750	850	800
km/h	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	E	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SW
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mm	—	—	0.4	—	0.3	—	—	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	1	-3	-4	-7	-4	-3	-3
min °C	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	-2	-4	-5	-7	-6	-3	-3
chill °C	-3	-2	-4	-2	-2	-1	0	2	2	-1	-4	-9	-11	-14	-17	-16	-11	-10

Freezing level m	2250	2400	2400	2300	2400	2400	2300	2350	2350	2350	2450	2000	1250	1150	700	950	1300	1250

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun 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. 55 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 55 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 55 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 55 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 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.