– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).
		Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1000		2300	900	1600	2400	1700	1600	800	850	700	700	700	700	8250	8950
km/h	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.2	—	1.5	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.7	2	4	1.1	5	0.3	—	—	—
max °C	10	15	14	11	16	16	12	14	14	13	11	10	9	13	15	11
min °C	9	12	12	10	13	13	12	13	13	11	11	9	8	10	13	11
chill °C	7	11	12	8	12	12	10	11	11	8	9	6	5	8	12	10

Freezing level m	3050	2950	2900	3000	3150	3100	3200	3300	3200	3100	2700	2650	3100	3300	3300	3250

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	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:59	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 1000 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. 47 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 47 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 47 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 47 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (24 kph at 60).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 47 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 47 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 47 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 47 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 47 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).

* 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.