– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
Cloud base (m)	2050	900	2200	1650	800	850	700	800	1600	900	750	1900	950	7050	2700	1950
km/h	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.9	1.1	1.9	1.4	1.4	10	4	0.5	0.2	—	—	—	0.1
max °C	6	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	5	6	7	6	8	9	7
min °C	5	6	8	6	7	8	7	7	5	4	4	7	6	7	8	6
chill °C	2	3	5	2	2	4	2	3	0	0	2	4	4	4	6	3

Freezing level m	3000	3050	3100	3100	3300	3300	3250	3150	2950	2650	2950	3000	3300	3300	3000	3150

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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. 44 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 44 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 44 minutes ago	10°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 44 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 30).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 44 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 44 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 44 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 44 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 44 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).

* 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.