– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).
	Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29
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	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	850	950		800	1600	800		1800	750	750	950	750	750	1700	650	700	750	700
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	-1
min °C	-3	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	-1
chill °C	-11	-7	-7	-7	-6	-7	-6	-4	-4	-3	-3	-7	-8	-9	-8	-6	-6	-7

Freezing level m	1350	1950	2350	2200	2700	2400	2500	2600	2350	2400	2500	2400	2150	2050	2050	2250	2100	1750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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. 45 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 45 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 45 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 45 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 55 minutes ago	4°C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 45 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 45 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 45 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 45 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 45 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).

* 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.