– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).
	Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	750		700	700		700	650	650	750	750	850	650	650	700	700	700	900	800
km/h	W	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	—
max °C	7	7	7	6	7	4	5	5	3	0	-1	0	0	1	0	2	4	2
min °C	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	-1	0	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	1	3	0
chill °C	2	2	-1	-1	-2	-4	-4	-2	-7	-7	-10	-9	-8	-10	-10	-7	-4	-8

Freezing level m	3600	3550	3600	3550	3500	3350	3150	2950	3050	2050	1900	1550	2100	2100	1350	2300	3150	2300

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	—	7:45	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu 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. 51 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 51 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 51 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 51 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	-	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 230).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 51 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 51 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 51 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 51 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 51 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 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.