– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	750	750		750	700	750	850							9150		8950
km/h	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSE	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	5	5	6	3	2	0	3	4	3	5	5	4	5	5	5
min °C	3	3	5	3	3	1	-2	0	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	4
chill °C	-1	-1	1	-3	-3	-2	-8	-6	1	2	0	1	0	1	2	0

Freezing level m	3100	3400	3400	3500	2850	2500	1500	1800	2800	2750	3000	3000	3250	3350	3300	3400

	—	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:45	—	—
	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:23	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:25	—	—	7:27	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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. 18 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 18 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 18 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 18 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 38 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 38 minutes ago	4°C	-	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 200).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 18 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 18 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 18 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 38 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 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.