– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).
	Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	700	700	750	700	700	700	700	750	700	750	750	750	800	950	950	800	750	750
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	2	5	8	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-5	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1
min °C	-3	-5	-6	-6	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-6	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	-2
chill °C	-9	-13	-15	-16	-14	-15	-15	-17	-20	-17	-12	-12	-7	-4	-4	-7	-6	-10

Freezing level m	1400	950	800	750	950	800	1000	1200	750	850	1250	1200	1400	1600	1450	1550	1750	1400

	7:03	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:01	—	—	7:00	—	—	6:58	—	—	6:58	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu 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. 34 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light snow.	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 34 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 34 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 34 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SE (31 kph at 135).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 190).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 34 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (33 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 34 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 34 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (33 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 34 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 34 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 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.