– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 10 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
		Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	700	700	700	700	2100	700	700	1650	750		2450		9350
km/h	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	12	11	12	12	1.1	1.5	1.7	0.8	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	5	4	7	7	7	9	10	8
min °C	6	6	5	5	5	5	2	2	4	3	5	6	6	7	8	7
chill °C	1	1	-2	-1	-1	-1	-5	-4	-1	-2	2	3	4	6	6	5

Freezing level m	3100	3100	3000	3050	2950	2850	2750	2500	3000	3000	3200	3200	3550	3450	3250	3550

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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. 38 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 38 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 38 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 38 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 60).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 38 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 38 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 38 minutes ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 38 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 38 minutes ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 135).

* 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.