– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Thu 24		Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)		800	850	2050	800	750	700	650	650	650	700	750	750	700	700	850	800
km/h	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	SW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-1	-1	-2	0	1	3	3	3	-3	-2	-2	-2	0	1	1
min °C	-5	-5	-3	-2	-3	-2	0	2	3	-2	-5	-2	-2	-3	-1	1	0
chill °C	-12	-12	-8	-8	-10	-9	-7	-5	-6	-12	-12	-9	-11	-13	-8	-4	-3

Freezing level m	1450	1200	1500	1800	1550	1600	2100	2400	2800	2650	1100	1300	1550	1350	1450	2300	1900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm 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	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	-1°C	-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.

* 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.