– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun night).
	Tue 11		Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	light snow	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	2100	6000	2500	2800	2150	800	2050	900	1500	2000	1700	1850	2050	700	700	700	700
km/h	SW	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NE	N	NW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	0.7	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	-3	-6	-6
min °C	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	-2	-5	-7	-7
chill °C	2	-3	-3	-2	-4	-2	-1	-2	-1	2	2	0	-2	-9	-14	-18	-18

Freezing level m	2700	2550	2200	2300	2300	2250	2400	2300	2300	2450	2350	2300	2450	2150	1350	1000	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales 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. 28 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 28 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 28 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 28 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 28 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 28 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 28 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 28 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 28 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 38 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 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.