– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 24 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°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	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE
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mm	5	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	1.4	5	1.2	0.6	—	—	—	0.2	0.3	0.6	5
max °C	14	17	10	16	16	11	15	14	11	9	13	9	16	17	13	14	14	14
min °C	13	13	9	13	14	10	12	12	8	8	12	9	13	15	12	14	14	13
chill °C	10	11	6	12	13	7	9	9	5	6	10	8	12	15	10	12	12	12

Freezing level m	3550	3800	3900	3700	3400	3650	3450	3200	2950	2350	2550	2600	2750	2900	3200	3400	3650	3800
Cloud base (m)	650		650				700	2250	650	1700	1450			2900	2350	1700	1500	850

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°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. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 260).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 260).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the WNW (37 kph at 290).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (44 kph at 290).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	-	Strong winds from the W (46 kph at 280).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	30° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 260).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the WNW (37 kph at 300).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (76 kph from 256 degs) was rejected.
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (16 kph at 268).

* 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.