– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 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 -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).
	Mon 27		Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		700					1600	850	800	750	700	650	700	700	750	750	700
km/h	S	S	S	S	S	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	3	2	4	5	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-1	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-2	0	-1	-3	-3	-4	-6	-7	-6
min °C	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-3	-4	-4	-6	-6	-7	-7
chill °C	-9	-7	-6	-4	-1	-5	-5	-6	-10	-9	-11	-14	-14	-15	-13	-15	-17

Freezing level m	1400	1650	1750	2000	1900	1850	1800	1650	1650	1700	1850	1500	1400	1250	1050	950	450

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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 -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

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	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 35 minutes ago	0° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 35 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 35 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 35 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 35 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 35 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 35 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 35 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 45 minutes ago	0° 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.