– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 10mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).
	Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light rain	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	750	2550	800	850	2200	850	900	750	700	650	700	700	750	800	700	700	750
km/h	S	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	—	8	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-4	-1	-1	-2	0	0	3	3	3	-3	-2	-1	-2	0	1	2
min °C	-7	-5	-5	-3	-2	-3	-2	0	2	3	-2	-6	-3	-1	-3	-1	1	0
chill °C	-16	-12	-12	-7	-8	-9	-9	-7	-5	-5	-12	-14	-12	-10	-12	-8	-4	-4

Freezing level m	1000	1500	1150	1500	1950	1500	1700	2000	2350	2600	2500	1100	1250	1700	1350	1450	2300	2400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 10mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue 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. 43 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 43 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 43 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 43 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 53 minutes ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the SSW (17 kph at 210).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 43 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 43 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 43 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 43 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 43 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.

* 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.