– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 15 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
		Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1700	700	800	800	700	750	700	750	750	800	750	700	750	850	1700	1600
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	W
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cm	1	2	3	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	-3	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	-1
min °C	-2	-4	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2
chill °C	-8	-11	-14	-16	-15	-15	-13	-14	-16	-16	-13	-11	-10	-6	-5	-7

Freezing level m	2100	1300	950	850	800	950	400	950	1200	1100	1250	1500	1250	1550	1850	1500

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).

* 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.