– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).
	Tue 16		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	light rain	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNW	WNW	W	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	18	5	3	2	0.5	0.1	—	0.1	0.6	1	5	0.4	—	0.3	—	—	—
max°C	12	9	6	6	6	11	12	9	10	11	11	9	12	5	11	13	8
min°C	10	5	5	5	5	7	11	8	9	10	8	6	9	4	6	11	7
chill°C	7	1	1	1	2	4	9	6	6	6	4	2	6	-1	3	9	5

Freezing level (m)	3250	2100	1750	1900	1950	2200	2550	3000	3100	3100	2850	2600	2400	1900	2600	2650	3050
Cloud base (m)	800	650	750	800	800	800	1950	800	650	750	650	650	1650	900	900	2350	900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 1000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 280).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 280).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 320).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 10).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 310).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (48 kph from 269 degs) was rejected.
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 317).

* 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.