– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the NNW by Mon night).
	Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	S	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	W	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-2	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-1	0	0
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0
chill °C	-14	-13	-12	-11	-10	-10	-7	-2	-3	-6	-6	-9	-9	-9	-9	-7	-7	-5

Freezing level m	1400	1350	1200	1100	1150	850	1150	1500	1250	1300	1600	1250	1750	1900	1850	1800	1850	1950
Cloud base (m)	650	650	650	700	750	700	750	1500	900	850	950	900	1650	800	800	750	800	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the NNW by Mon 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. 52 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the S (44 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 52 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the SE (35 kph at 135).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 52 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the SE (28 kph at 135).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 52 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 52 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the S (43 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 52 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SE (37 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 52 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (24 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 52 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 135).

* 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.