– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		700		700	700	800	750	700	700	800	850	2100	800	850	2100	750
km/h	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	W	SW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	4	4	4	3	-1	-4	-5	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-1	-1	-2
min °C	-1	2	4	3	3	-4	-4	-6	-7	-8	-7	-5	-5	-4	-2	-3
chill °C	-10	-4	-1	-3	-4	-13	-13	-13	-15	-17	-16	-12	-12	-9	-8	-10

Freezing level m	2700	3350	3500	3150	2950	1550	1250	1250	1050	500	1000	1400	1150	1400	1850	1550

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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	1°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	2°C	-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).

* 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.