– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).
	Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	clear	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	600	700	650	700	850	800	800	1600	700	650	600	650	650	1350	600	700	700	700
km/h	NNW	NNE	SSE	SSE	SW	WNW	NW	W	W	WNW	NW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	5	10	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	17	—	—	1	1	3	—
mm	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	0	-1	-3	-4	-3	-2	-4	-5	-5
min °C	1	-2	-3	-1	-1	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-6	-6	-3	-3	-5	-5	-5
chill °C	-3	-6	-7	-8	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-9	-9	-15	-14	-12	-12	-16	-16	-15

Freezing level m	2550	1850	1300	1500	1650	1400	1400	1650	1600	1850	1750	1100	900	1350	1550	1200	1250	950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Fri 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. 58 minutes ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 28 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 135).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 28 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 28 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 28 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 28 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 28 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 28 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 28 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).

* 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.