– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).
		Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550		2500	700	850	700	700	700	650	700	700	1900	750	700	2050	700
km/h	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	1	6	2	12	7	1.7	2	1.2	0.9	0.1	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	6	4	6	7	5
min °C	5	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	3	5	4	5	6	4
chill °C	2	4	2	2	3	0	-1	-1	-1	-4	-4	0	-1	1	2	4

Freezing level m	3250	3250	2950	3050	3100	3150	3050	2900	2950	2800	2600	2900	3200	3200	3250	3200

	—	6:00	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:56	—	—	5:56	—	—
	—	—	8:02	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—	—	8:07	—	—	8:07	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri 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. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 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.