– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 11 Aug 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		2100	6200	4050	2550	2200	700	750	800	700	1700	900	750	650	700	750	850	700
km/h	S	SW	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	E	E	SE	SSE	S	SSE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	-1	-3	-5
min °C	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	-1	-4	-6
chill °C	-4	2	-3	-3	-1	-4	-3	-2	-4	-3	-1	-2	-3	-4	-5	-7	-12	-14

Freezing level m	2300	2650	2450	2300	2300	2300	2300	2300	2300	2250	2300	2250	2350	2350	2150	1800	1300	900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun 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. 34 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 34 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 34 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 34 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 34 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 34 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 34 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 34 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 34 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).

* 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.