– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 25 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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).
	Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	600	600	650	700	1450	700	700	1500	750	700	1700	1000	800		800	850	850	900
km/h	W	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	W	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW
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cm	4	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1
min °C	-4	-4	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-1
chill °C	-11	-12	-14	-11	-12	-12	-13	-12	-13	-9	-6	-3	-4	-5	-9	-9	-10	-9

Freezing level m	1350	1400	1050	1000	1200	500	900	1150	700	1250	1550	1600	1700	1800	1800	1350	1350	1750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NNW 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. 28 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 28 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 28 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 28 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 28 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 28 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 28 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 28 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 28 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 38 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	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.