– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Jul 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the S by Sat morning).
	Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)					1600	850	750	700	700	650	650	700	700	1600	750	700	700	700
km/h	S	S	SSE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	8	3	2	6	1	—	—	3	4	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-8	-2
min °C	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3	-4	-6	-7	-6	-6	-8	-8	-7
chill °C	-7	-4	-3	-2	-5	-9	-10	-9	-11	-13	-14	-17	-15	-14	-14	-19	-20	-18

Freezing level m	1700	2000	1950	1950	1950	1750	1750	1750	1850	1600	1400	1150	900	1000	350	1000	850	850

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the S by Sat morning).

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 S (13 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 33 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 33 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 33 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 33 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 33 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 33 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 33 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 33 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 43 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).

* 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.