– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).
	Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	750		700	700		700	650	650	700		800	650	650	650	700	750	1650	700
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	2	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	5	3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	—
max °C	7	8	7	6	7	4	5	5	3	0	0	-1	1	1	1	4	3	1
min °C	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	-2	-1	0	0	0	2	2	-3
chill °C	2	3	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-2	-6	-6	-11	-9	-9	-9	-9	-6	-6	-11

Freezing level m	3600	3550	3600	3550	3500	3300	3250	3200	3000	2100	1900	1600	1950	2100	1600	3150	2950	1900

	6:16	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—
	—	7:45	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu 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. 40 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 50 minutes ago	15°C	-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 40 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 40 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 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.