– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).
		Wednesday 30			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		750	950	850	750		750	700	850	700		700	800
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	S	S	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	2	0.1	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	3	3	3	5	6	4
min °C	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	4	5	5	3	3	2	3	5	2
chill °C	-3	-3	-2	-1	-4	-2	-2	0	1	-1	-3	-3	-2	-1	4	-2

Freezing level m	2650	2250	2450	2600	2450	2650	3200	3500	3500	3500	3200	2700	2500	3050	3050	3200

	—	6:54	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:48	—	—
	—	—	7:21	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:23	—	—	7:24	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW 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. 43 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 43 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 43 minutes ago	0°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 43 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	1°C	-	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 43 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 43 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 43 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 43 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 43 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 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.