– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).
		Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1750	850	1950	900		2650	1900	9100	2800	2900	900	800	1700	1600	700	700
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NW	N	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	—	1.6	0.3	—	0.6	0.2	0.7	1.1	1.5	3	6	1.8
max °C	4	5	6	4	7	7	6	8	9	7	8	8	7	5	5	4
min °C	3	3	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	6	7	7	6	5	4	4
chill °C	-2	-1	2	0	2	4	3	4	5	2	3	2	1	0	0	2

Freezing level m	3200	2850	2800	2750	2850	2850	2900	3050	3050	3050	3200	3300	3150	2850	2750	2900

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	—	—	7:55	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:59	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 57 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 57 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 57 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 57 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 80).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 57 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 57 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 57 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 57 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 57 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).

* 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.