– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).
		Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	650	650	650	800	700		700	700	650	800	700	800	800	800	2350	850
km/h	W	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	W	SW	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW
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cm	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	-6	-3	3	4	4	4	3	0	-4	-5	-5	-7	-6	-5	-3
min °C	-3	-6	-3	-1	2	4	2	3	-2	-5	-5	-6	-8	-8	-5	-5
chill °C	-14	-17	-12	-9	-4	-2	-5	-4	-10	-14	-13	-13	-17	-17	-12	-11

Freezing level m	1950	1150	1350	2800	3300	3450	3100	2750	1900	1200	1300	1300	600	950	1500	1150

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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 4°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW 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. 33 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 33 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).
National Park 18 km WNW 813m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 33 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 33 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	-	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 33 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 33 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 33 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).

* 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.