– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).
		Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	700	700		700	650	650	750	700	1800	650	650	650	700	800	1500	750
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.9	7	8	—	—	1	0.5	1	3	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.2
max °C	9	12	13	9	10	11	6	9	7	4	7	7	4	8	8	6
min °C	6	9	8	7	9	8	3	5	5	3	6	4	3	6	8	5
chill °C	2	6	4	2	4	6	-1	2	0	-3	0	-2	-3	1	4	0

Freezing level m	3600	3550	3450	3300	2950	3000	2800	2000	2000	1450	2000	2050	1600	2350	2600	2400

	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—
	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 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.