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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	light snow	light rain	mod. rain	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	850	750	2250	850	800	2150	900	750	2000	700	700	700	650	700	900	700
km/h	S	S	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	WNW	WSW	SW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	1	—	—	15	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	3	7	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-5	-4	-4	-1	-1	-2	0	0	3	3	4	2	-1	-1	-1
min °C	-8	-7	-5	-5	-3	-2	-3	-2	0	1	3	4	-5	-2	-2	-2
chill °C	-18	-16	-12	-12	-8	-8	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-15	-10	-11	-11

Freezing level m	650	1050	1550	1150	1500	1850	1550	1600	2000	2350	2700	2750	1450	1300	1700	1400

	—	6:05	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:01	—	—	7:00	—	—	5:58	—	—
	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	6:17	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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. 32 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 32 minutes ago	2°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 32 minutes ago	2°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 32 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 32 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 32 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 32 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 32 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 32 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Owhango 36 km NW 438m alt. 31 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).

* 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.