– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	700		700	650	650	750	700	1800	650	650	650	700	800	1500	750
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.9	7	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	—
max °C	7	7	7	4	5	5	3	1	0	-1	1	0	0	2	3	1
min °C	3	4	4	3	4	4	0	0	-1	-2	0	-1	-1	1	3	1
chill °C	-2	-1	-2	-6	-3	-2	-7	-6	-10	-11	-9	-10	-11	-7	-4	-7

Freezing level m	3600	3550	3450	3300	2950	3000	2800	2000	2000	1450	2000	2050	1600	2350	2600	2400

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	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 290).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 290).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 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.