– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat morning).
	Sun 25		Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy
Cloud base (m)		700	700		700	700	650	700	750	1950	650	650	650	700	800	900	650
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.7	7	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	—
max °C	8	7	6	7	4	5	6	4	1	0	-1	0	1	0	2	3	2
min °C	6	4	4	4	3	4	5	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-1	1	2	-1
chill °C	3	-1	-1	-2	-6	-3	0	-8	-6	-10	-10	-9	-12	-10	-7	-6	-9

Freezing level m	3550	3600	3550	3450	3350	3000	3050	2950	2000	2000	1500	1950	2200	1350	2500	2750	2200

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	7:45	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

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. 58 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 58 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 58 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 58 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 58 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 58 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 58 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 58 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 58 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 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.