– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).
		Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	9100		2250	2000	1000	700	1600	1800	2150	2000	700	800	950	2350	1650	2000
km/h	SSE	E	SE	SE	ENE	NNE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	N	E	ENE	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.6	—	—	0.1	1.1	0.9	1.2	0.2	1	3	0.2
max °C	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	4	5	5
min °C	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	5	4
chill °C	-1	5	4	2	3	2	2	1	0	-4	-3	-1	0	1	5	2

Freezing level m	2950	3100	2750	2850	2650	2700	2850	3050	2800	2700	2400	2450	2500	2550	2750	2900

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

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon 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	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	2°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	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).

* 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.