– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 15		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE
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mm	6	4	1	0.4	0.9	1.2	1.9	0.3	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	14	14	15	17	13	13	13	10	12	10	8	14	14	11	17	19	14
min °C	14	13	13	16	12	13	12	9	9	9	8	9	12	10	15	18	12
chill °C	12	11	11	15	11	13	11	7	7	6	5	7	10	8	15	18	10

Freezing level m	3450	3400	3350	3150	3250	3100	3000	2850	2950	2900	3200	3250	3300	3800	3800	3750	4150
Cloud base (m)	650	700	700	1800	850	1800	2200	850	2300	1650	1650	2150	2250	1000	3600		2650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 49 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 350).
lightning 42km NE of Eltham 71 km WSW 244m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 49 minutes ago	19° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 49 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Shower light rain shower.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 49 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 49 minutes ago	19° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 170).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 49 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 49 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 3 hours ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 325).

* 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.