– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	750	2500	800	850	2150	850	700	750	700	650	650	700	750	900	750	700	750	850
km/h	S	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	NE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1.4	0.4	0.2	2	7	3	12	4	0.1	—	0.2	0.6	0.6	—
max °C	3	4	1	7	8	3	6	6	8	9	9	3	4	6	3	5	6	4
min °C	0	2	0	4	5	3	5	5	6	9	6	0	2	3	2	3	5	4
chill °C	-5	-2	-4	2	2	0	2	2	2	4	2	-4	-3	-3	-4	-2	2	2

Freezing level m	1000	1550	1150	1450	1900	1600	1650	1900	2350	2650	2700	1250	1300	2000	1400	1500	2250	2200

	6:05	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:01	—	—	7:00	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:56	—	—
	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:19	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue 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. 31 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 31 minutes ago	1°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 31 minutes ago	2°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 31 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 135).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 41 minutes ago	2°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 31 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (28 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 31 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 31 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 31 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 31 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 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.