– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).
		Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	800	700	800	950	800		800	750	1550		2050	1650	750	650	600	600	650	700	550
km/h	WNW	SE	SSE	SSW	S	SSW	W	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WNW	NW
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cm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	15	4	1	32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-5	-3	-3
min °C	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-7	-7	-4	-8
chill °C	-2	-3	-6	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-3	-5	-6	-6	-9	-10	-19	-18	-14	-22

Freezing level m	1850	1550	1600	1400	1600	1800	1550	1700	1850	1850	1800	1950	1800	1800	1800	1350	1000	1250	1250

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri 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. 1 hour ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 0).

* 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.