– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug 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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Tue night).
	Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	650	900	850	1450	700	650	750	1700	1900	700	850	700	700	800	700	700	850	750
km/h	N	N	N	ENE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	S
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mm	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	-3	-5	-7	-7	-5	-4	-4	-2	-2
min °C	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	-2	-4	-6	-9	-9	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-5	-2	-2	-1	-4	-2	-3	-1	-9	-12	-16	-21	-21	-15	-14	-14	-12	-13

Freezing level m	2300	2450	2350	2350	2300	2300	2250	2300	2200	1200	950	650	750	1050	1000	1150	1350	1200

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 10).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 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.