– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	8450	2800						7150			3400				700	5450	1800	700
km/h	S	SW	W	SW	SSW	SW	WNW	WSW	SSW	ENE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	0.2
max °C	7	8	6	8	8	7	8	8	8	9	10	7	8	7	7	5	4	6
min °C	6	7	6	6	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	4
chill °C	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	5	8	7	4	4	2	0	-1	-2	-2

Freezing level m	3200	3000	3300	3350	3300	3450	3450	3300	3350	3300	3050	3550	3500	3400	3400	2750	2700	3450

	6:24	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—
	—	7:40	—	—	7:42	—	—	7:43	—	—	7:44	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:45	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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. 32 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 32 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 32 minutes ago	15°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 32 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 42 minutes ago	16°C	-	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 32 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 32 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 32 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 32 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 32 minutes ago	16°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (7 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.