– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Tue night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow
Cloud base (m)		5150		850	750	1550	900	750	700	1700	700	950		5550	5750	800
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	NW	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2
min °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	0	0	2	2	2
chill °C	-4	-6	-6	-6	-4	-5	-10	-9	-8	-7	-8	-6	-6	-1	-2	-4

Freezing level m	1750	1850	1700	1900	2050	2000	2050	2050	2000	1950	1800	2000	2050	2600	2600	2400

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Tue night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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. 40 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 50 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).

* 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.