– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WNW	N	N	NNW	NE	NE	NE	N
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mm	5	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	1	1.9	0.1	0.7	0.1	—	0.1	—	1.2	2	4
max °C	15	17	10	15	16	11	14	14	11	12	13	9	16	18	13	17	14	13
min °C	12	13	8	13	14	10	12	12	8	8	12	9	13	15	12	14	14	11
chill °C	9	11	5	12	13	7	9	9	5	6	10	9	12	15	11	12	12	11

Freezing level m	3550	3800	3900	3700	3450	3700	3500	3250	3100	2700	2650	2750	2850	2950	3100	3150	3400	3000
Cloud base (m)	650		650			9450	650	1700	700	1500	1900			2950		2550	1750	1500

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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. 54 minutes ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 54 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (22 kph at 300).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 280).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 190).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 54 minutes ago	24° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 54 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 300).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 310).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (67 kph from 308 degs) was rejected.
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Light rain.	Light winds from the WNW (8 kph at 299).

* 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.