– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).
		Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	700	800	800	850	850	800	800	850	800	750	850	750	700	750	800
km/h	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	WSW
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cm	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-6	-5	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3
min °C	-12	-7	-5	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-3	-4	-4
chill °C	-28	-20	-15	-13	-9	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8	-11	-13	-15	-14	-15	-14

Freezing level m	900	750	1100	1350	1550	1950	1550	1550	2050	1550	2050	2050	1900	2100	2250	1650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 2796 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. 42 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Strong winds from the S (43 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 42 minutes ago	0° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the SW (28 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Strong winds from the S (39 kph at 180).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW (26 kph at 200).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 42 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 42 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 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.