– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	750	750	750	800	850	2250	2050	1600	2400	1000		2250	1850			2400
km/h	WSW	WSW	SW	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW
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cm	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.2	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	3	2	-1	1	1	1	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3
min °C	3	2	1	-3	-3	1	0	1	4	2	2	4	2	2	3	2
chill °C	-3	-3	-1	-8	-8	1	-2	-3	4	0	0	3	-2	-2	0	-3

Freezing level m	3550	2850	2500	1550	1450	2200	2200	2350	2550	2600	2600	2650	2700	2700	2550	2450

	—	6:50	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:43	—	—
	—	—	7:23	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:25	—	—	7:27	—	—	7:28	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Mon 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. 31 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 31 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 31 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 31 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 3 hours ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 31 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 31 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 31 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).

* 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.