– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	750			700	700				950	850	850	700	750	650	650	650	650	600	650
km/h	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	W	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	E	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	1	3	2	4	7	19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-3	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-6
min °C	-5	-5	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-6	-6
chill °C	-12	-13	-10	-9	-6	-3	-1	-4	-5	-6	-9	-10	-12	-12	-14	-14	-10	-15	-17

Freezing level m	850	900	1300	1250	1600	2050	1750	1600	1800	1450	1650	1650	1900	1600	1500	1300	1450	1250	900

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	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:25	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat 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. 29 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 29 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 29 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 29 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 29 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 29 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 29 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 29 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 29 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 39 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).

* 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.