– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)		850	900	700	8900	750	650	650	650	650	650	750	750	850	900	1600	2400	1850
km/h	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	ESE	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	0.4	—	0.1	—	0.5	4	7	31	8	0.4	1.2	0.4	0.5	0.2	—	—	—
max °C	14	14	11	15	14	11	11	13	12	10	8	5	7	8	6	12	13	8
min °C	13	13	11	12	11	10	10	12	9	7	8	4	5	7	5	8	10	7
chill °C	11	11	8	9	8	7	7	9	6	4	4	-1	4	6	3	6	9	7

Freezing level m	3550	3550	3700	3800	3700	3500	3400	3400	3400	2850	2850	1600	1750	2050	2350	2600	2600	2700

	5:54	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:50	—	—
	—	8:09	—	—	8:10	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:13	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

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. 1 hour ago	15°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (24 kph at 250).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).

* 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.