– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).
	Tue 13		Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	700	700	650	750	650	600	650	650	700	700	700	700	750	750	1000
km/h	NW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	20	9	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.2	0.6	0.2	1.7	1.6	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	6	5	5	4	3	2	-3	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	0	0	1	3
min °C	6	5	5	5	3	3	-1	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-2	-1	0	0	2
chill °C	1	0	0	-1	-5	-5	-6	-18	-17	-17	-16	-13	-10	-8	-7	-5	-2

Freezing level m	3200	3250	3150	3000	2950	2500	2350	1400	900	1000	850	1050	1350	1750	2000	2050	2350

	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:38	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun 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. 19 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 19 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 19 minutes ago	11°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 49 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 19 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 39 minutes ago	12°C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 19 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 49 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 49 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).

* 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.