– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	2300	2050	950	900	1750	1950	1800	700	800			2500		850	2250	700
km/h	E	ENE	NE	E	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SE	SSE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.2	—	0.1	0.1	1.8	4	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	2	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	6
min °C	4	4	5	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	6	6	6	6	4
chill °C	1	2	4	2	0	0	-5	-4	-3	-2	1	6	6	4	2	0

Freezing level m	3000	2900	3100	3100	3200	2950	2600	2350	2550	2600	2700	2800	3350	3450	3350	3400

	—	6:39	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—
	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed 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. 25 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 25 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 25 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 25 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (24 kph at 60).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 25 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 25 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 25 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 25 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 25 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (2 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.