– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

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

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).
	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		2050	6000	3750	2550	2100	700	850	900	1900	1900	700	1700	850	650	700	700	700
km/h	S	SW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	-3	-5	-6
min °C	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	-2	-4	-5	-8
chill °C	-4	2	-3	-3	-1	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	0	-2	-1	-4	-9	-12	-14	-19

Freezing level m	2350	2650	2500	2250	2350	2350	2300	2300	2300	2350	2350	2250	2300	2300	2000	1200	950	600

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sun 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. 48 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 48 minutes ago	11° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 48 minutes ago	11° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 48 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 48 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 48 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 48 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 48 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 48 minutes ago	11° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 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.