– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 04 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 below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).
	Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5			Thursday 6			Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	700	700	800	750	900	750	750	1650	900	750		850	700	700	700	700	1600	800
km/h	SW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-8	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
min °C	-7	-10	-10	-8	-6	-5	-4	-4	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-16	-22	-22	-19	-14	-13	-10	-10	-7	-6	-7	-7	-8	-8	-10	-7	-6	-5

Freezing level m	1200	750	250	600	950	450	1050	1400	1600	1600	1800	1800	1650	1600	1750	1750	1900	1850

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, calm 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. 29 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 29 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 29 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 29 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 135).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 29 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 29 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 29 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 29 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 135).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).

* 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.