– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon night).
		Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)				8400						750	7150	8400	700	700		700
km/h	ENE	NW	W	WSW	NNE	NW	N	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
max °C	7	9	8	8	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	6	7	5
min °C	7	8	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	4	5	5	3
chill °C	5	7	4	7	7	7	5	2	2	2	2	3	-1	0	0	-4

Freezing level m	3500	3450	3300	3350	3300	3000	3500	3450	3450	3450	3550	3450	3650	3600	3600	3550

	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:16	—	—
	—	—	7:43	—	—	7:44	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:46	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon 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. 40 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 190).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 40 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 40 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 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.