– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 40mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Tue 21		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		800	850	1500		6700		700	700	650	600	650	600	650	700	800	800
km/h	WSW	WNW	WSW	SSW	N	W	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	WNW	SW	SW	ENE	E	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	0.1	4	32	0.6	3	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	3	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	5	6	4	3	2	2	1	-1
min °C	3	2	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	3	3	2	1	1	0	-3
chill °C	1	0	1	3	4	3	2	-1	0	0	-1	0	-3	-3	1	-6	-8

Freezing level m	1800	1850	1600	1950	1950	1950	2000	1850	1900	1900	2000	1550	1450	1300	1150	1150	750

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	5:16	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:20	—	—	5:21	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 40mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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. 50 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 50 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 50 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 50 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 50 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 50 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 50 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 50 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 50 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).

* 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.