– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	AM	PM	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	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	8500	2850							8700		3100		750		750	5850	2350	700
km/h	SSW	SW	W	SW	SSW	SW	W	WSW	SW	N	NW	NNW	W	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	0.2
max °C	7	7	6	8	8	7	9	9	9	9	10	7	7	7	7	5	5	5
min °C	6	6	6	6	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	3	4
chill °C	5	3	4	4	6	5	6	5	6	8	6	4	4	2	1	0	-3	-2

Freezing level m	3200	3000	3300	3350	3300	3450	3450	3350	3400	3400	3150	3650	3550	3450	3450	3000	2750	3350

	6:24	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—
	—	7:40	—	—	7:42	—	—	7:43	—	—	7:44	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:45	—

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 Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	-	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 220).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.