– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).
	Sat 14		Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	7150		950	800	750	700	2600	900	650	650	650	650	750		2000	1700	2050
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	S	SSE	WSW	WNW
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mm	—	—	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.4	—	0.3	4	8	11	5	—	—	0.1	0.3	0.2
max °C	10	8	8	7	7	8	8	6	6	7	6	4	5	2	2	3	3
min °C	9	7	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	4	3	4	1	2	2	2
chill °C	8	3	3	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	-1	-2	-2	-1	2	-1	0

Freezing level m	3350	3600	3550	3450	3800	3800	3600	3600	3400	3400	3150	3050	3200	2850	2400	2400	2500

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	-	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 190).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	15°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.