– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon).
		Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain
Cloud base (m)	1750	750	750	800	1750	1500	800	700	700	950	6750	2400	750	700	800	700
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	0.9	1.7	0.6	1.9	6	5	0.7	0.8	—	—	6	9	5	3	18
max °C	7	7	8	7	7	7	4	5	6	6	8	8	7	6	6	6
min °C	6	7	7	7	7	6	3	5	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	4
chill °C	1	2	2	2	3	1	-4	-1	1	3	4	2	1	1	0	-2

Freezing level m	3200	3350	3250	3400	3050	3050	2550	3200	3400	3400	3250	3100	3100	3150	3200	3050

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	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:02	—	—	8:04	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue 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. 21 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 21 minutes ago	13°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 21 minutes ago	13°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 21 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 21 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	-	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 21 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 21 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 21 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 21 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (2 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.