– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Drizzle on Tue afternoon turning to light snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1450	650	700	650	650	650	650	700	750	750		650	700	750	700	700	800	750
km/h	NNE	NNW	S	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	SW	SW	SW	S
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cm	—	1	—	—	—	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	2	1
mm	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.8	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	3	1	1	0	-5	-3	1	2	4	4	3	3	-3	-6	-6	-7
min °C	1	2	2	1	1	-5	-6	-4	-3	0	2	2	3	0	-5	-6	-7	-8
chill °C	-4	2	0	-5	-7	-17	-17	-14	-12	-7	-4	-4	-3	-8	-15	-16	-15	-18

Freezing level m	2250	2300	2500	2600	2200	2000	1050	1350	1400	3100	3250	3100	2800	2550	1250	1200	1200	600

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	—	6:08	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:10	—	—	6:12	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:14	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Tue afternoon turning to light snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Wed 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. 35 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 35 minutes ago	11°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 35 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 35 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 35 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 45 minutes ago	12°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 240).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 35 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 35 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 35 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 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.