– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).
	Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain
Cloud base (m)	650	700	650	650	800	650	650		700	700	750	1650	800	800	700	700	1700	650
km/h	NW	NW	ENE	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	W	SW	WSW	NNW	NNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.3	0.6	1.5	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.1	—	0.2	0.8	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
max °C	5	5	5	4	6	4	6	8	3	5	6	5	7	7	5	8	8	5
min °C	4	5	4	4	4	3	2	6	2	4	5	4	5	6	4	6	6	5
chill °C	0	1	2	2	-1	-2	-2	4	-3	-1	3	2	2	4	1	2	2	0

Freezing level m	1900	1850	1750	1700	2300	2350	1350	2150	1350	1800	2050	2150	1950	2300	2000	2200	2550	2250

	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—
	—	6:01	—	—	6:02	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:06	—	—	6:06	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW 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. 56 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 56 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 56 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 56 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	-	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 210).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	-	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 210).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 56 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 56 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 56 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 56 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 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.