– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).
		Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1000	800	2350	1700	2100	2100	1750	2000	800	1600	850	2500	2150	700	850	800
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.1	—	0.1	—	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.1	0.2
max °C	3	4	6	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	7	8	8
min °C	2	2	4	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	8	7
chill °C	-4	-4	-1	-2	0	2	1	0	2	2	3	4	3	2	4	2

Freezing level m	3500	3400	3200	3150	3050	2850	2800	2650	2850	2850	3050	3100	3150	3350	3250	3300

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW 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. 30 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 30 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 30 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 30 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 50 minutes ago	3°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 50).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 30 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 30 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 30 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 30 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 30 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).

* 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.