– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	650	700	650	650	1700	750	700	850	1850	750	1600	750	800		700
km/h	NE	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	W	SW	SW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	1	0	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1
min °C	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0
chill °C	-5	-6	-8	-10	-8	-5	-10	-9	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-7

Freezing level m	1600	1700	2250	2100	1450	2150	1400	1600	2200	2100	2000	2350	2200	2300	2650	2450

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the NW 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. 26 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 26 minutes ago	2°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 26 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 26 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	-	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 26 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 26 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 26 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 26 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 26 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).

* 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.