– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	750	2500	800	850	2150	850	700	750	700	650	650	700	750	900	750	700	750	850
km/h	S	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-4	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	3	3	4	-1	-1	0	-1	0	1	1
min °C	-7	-5	-5	-3	-2	-3	-2	0	1	3	1	-2	-2	-1	-2	-1	1	0
chill °C	-16	-12	-12	-7	-8	-10	-9	-7	-6	-5	-7	-11	-9	-10	-11	-8	-5	-4

Freezing level m	1000	1550	1150	1450	1900	1600	1650	1900	2350	2650	2700	1250	1300	2000	1400	1500	2250	2200

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue 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. 31 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 31 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 31 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 31 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 31 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 31 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 31 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 31 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 31 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).

* 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.