– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).
	Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	clear
Cloud base (m)	750	800	700	650	800	800	800	1000		800	950	700	850	900	1050	750	750	750
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.5	0.4	—
max °C	0	0	1	1	0	-3	-2	-1	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3
min °C	-1	0	0	0	-2	-3	-3	-1	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	3	3
chill °C	-8	-7	-8	-10	-12	-13	-11	-8	-7	-8	-6	-7	-6	-4	-3	-4	-2	-2

Freezing level m	1550	2200	2150	2100	1950	1350	1350	1800	1950	2650	2500	2400	2150	2400	2500	2450	2600	2650

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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 1°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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. 35 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 35 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 35 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (17 kph at 250).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 35 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 35 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 35 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 35 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 35 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 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.