– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).
		Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain
Cloud base (m)	650	650	600	650	650	600	700	750			850	2100	1000	750	850	750
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	SW	S	SW	N	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.9	0.8	3	3	2	4	1.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.4	0.8	1
max °C	5	7	7	3	4	5	2	7	9	4	11	12	7	9	10	9
min °C	3	6	6	2	3	3	1	3	8	4	8	9	7	8	9	9
chill °C	-2	1	1	-4	-2	-4	-4	0	6	3	5	6	3	4	6	6

Freezing level m	1800	2200	2200	1350	1400	1750	1300	1300	2150	2200	3000	3150	3500	3400	3300	3350

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	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:53	—	—	7:54	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh 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. 56 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 56 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 56 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 56 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 56 minutes ago	5°C	-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 280).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 56 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 56 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 56 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 56 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 56 minutes ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the W (22 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.