– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug 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 Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the NW by Fri morning).
		Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	700	700	700	800	800	1600	1600	950	1750	800	9150	1000	750	700	900	9150
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—
max °C	0	1	0	-2	-1	0	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	2
min °C	0	1	-2	-3	-2	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1
chill °C	-8	-8	-12	-13	-10	-7	-8	-7	-6	-6	-4	-3	-4	-6	-4	-7

Freezing level m	2100	2100	1950	1300	1400	2000	2050	2750	2650	2600	2550	2600	2550	2350	2700	2400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

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. 38 minutes ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (26 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 38 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the N (46 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 38 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 38 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 38 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 320).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 38 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 38 minutes ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 38 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 38 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the W (24 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.