– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)		1900	1850	2250	750	1600	2100	2200	950	700	900			1800			2300	850
km/h	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	E	ESE	ESE	N	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.2	—	0.1	0.5	0.1	—	—	4	1	1.1	—	0.3	1	—	—	0.1	—
max °C	6	5	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	2	3	3	5	5	5	7	7	6
min °C	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	5	6	4
chill °C	5	4	1	2	3	2	2	1	-4	-3	-2	-1	2	5	4	5	3	-1

Freezing level m	3100	2800	2750	2700	2800	3000	3250	3000	2700	2300	2500	2550	2550	2700	2900	3150	3000	3350

	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—
	—	7:29	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). 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. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 29 minutes ago	11°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 29 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 29 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 29 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 29 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 29 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 29 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 29 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 39 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 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.