– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).
	Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain
Cloud base (m)	650	650	650	650	650	650	700	800	650	650	700	750	750	800	750	700	850	650
km/h	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW
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mm	3	1	—	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	3	3	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.8	6
max °C	8	8	6	6	7	5	3	4	5	3	1	1	5	4	5	6	7	8
min °C	8	7	3	4	5	2	2	4	4	1	0	0	3	4	4	5	7	7
chill °C	4	4	-2	-1	-1	-4	-4	-2	-2	-4	-3	-4	-2	0	0	1	2	3

Freezing level m	2300	2400	2400	2600	2600	1850	1250	1650	1900	1450	1150	900	1350	2550	2450	2100	2400	2300

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 52 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 52 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 52 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 52 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 52 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 260).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 52 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 52 minutes ago	9°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 52 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (11 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.