– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	850	650	800	650	800	800	700	700	700	700	750	750	700	700	800
km/h	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
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cm	1	—	—	1	2	2	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	1	-3	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-2	-1
min °C	2	2	2	-2	-4	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-2
chill °C	-3	-2	-2	-9	-12	-14	-16	-16	-16	-16	-15	-16	-14	-12	-11	-9

Freezing level m	2350	2350	2250	2100	1300	1000	850	800	950	500	950	1200	1100	1300	1450	1400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu 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. 52 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 52 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 52 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 60).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 52 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 52 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).

* 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.