– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3			Tuesday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	800	700	700	700	650	650	700	1600	750	750	1000	750	700	750	700	700	900	850
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	S	S	S	SW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	0	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-3	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-5
chill °C	-8	-9	-11	-13	-16	-16	-12	-12	-13	-12	-7	-7	-9	-11	-11	-9	-10	-12

Freezing level m	1550	1800	1900	1550	1400	1100	950	1200	550	1200	1750	1700	1500	1800	1500	1650	1650	1300

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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. 31 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 31 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 31 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 31 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 31 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 31 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 31 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 31 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 31 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 41 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).

* 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.