– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.
		Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	700	700	1500	750	700	750	650	650	800	700	600	600	600	600	600	700
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	1	3	8	6	6	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	2	2	1	0	0	-1	-5	-4	-2	0	1	0	-5	-5	-2
min °C	1	1	1	0	0	0	-5	-5	-4	-3	-1	0	-4	-6	-6	-6
chill °C	-4	-4	-4	-6	-8	-9	-12	-11	-12	-12	-10	-9	-15	-16	-13	-15

Freezing level m	2650	2400	2500	2050	2100	2050	1200	1150	1400	1450	1850	2100	2050	1150	1100	800

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	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:08	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:10	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

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. 50 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 50 minutes ago	2°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 50 minutes 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. 50 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 280).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 50 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 50 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 50 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 50 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 50 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).

* 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.