– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)		1650	750	800	700	650	650	650	700	650	700	750	850	700	700		700	750
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	9	3	2	9	4	3	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-5	-7	-8	-8	-7	-6	-2	-2	-2	-3
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-3	-3	-5	-6	-8	-10	-9	-8	-7	-6	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-4	-5	-9	-10	-9	-12	-13	-16	-16	-15	-22	-21	-20	-19	-17	-9	-10	-9

Freezing level m	1950	1850	1650	1750	1750	1900	1500	1450	1300	900	700	400	650	900	800	1450	1600	1400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon 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. 47 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 47 minutes ago	0° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 47 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 47 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 47 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 47 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 47 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 47 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 47 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 57 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 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.