– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Jul 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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).
	Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds
km/h	NW	NW	NE	NE	NNE	ENE	NE	E	SSE	S	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-3
min °C	-1	0	-1	-2	-3	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-3	-5
chill °C	-7	-6	-7	-11	-8	-8	-7	0	-5	-5	-5	-8	-10	-10	-11	-10	-12	-14

Freezing level m	1900	1950	1900	1500	1550	1750	1750	2000	1900	1850	1800	1750	1900	1800	1800	1650	1650	1250
Cloud base (m)	700	1500	1550	1500	650	1700	6450	1700	1900	600	650	2000	650	650	650	650	650	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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 -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the SSE 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. 38 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 38 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 38 minutes ago	9° C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 38 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 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.