– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep 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 Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light rain	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	850	650	800	650	650	700	650	700	750			700	700	750	700	700	850	800
km/h	NNE	N	SE	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	SW	WSW	SSW	S
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cm	1	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	2	—
mm	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	3	2	1	0	-5	-2	2	3	4	4	3	0	-4	-5	-5	-7
min °C	1	2	2	1	1	-3	-5	-2	-2	1	2	3	3	-2	-5	-5	-6	-8
chill °C	-4	0	0	-5	-7	-14	-16	-11	-10	-6	-4	-3	-4	-10	-14	-14	-13	-18

Freezing level m	2250	2250	2550	2550	2300	1950	1200	1550	2150	3200	3400	2950	2800	2050	1150	1250	1250	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 Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the S 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	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
National Park 18 km WNW 813m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	10°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	-	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 210).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 40 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).

* 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.