– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).
	Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	N	WNW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.4	—	—	0.2	0.2	0.4	26
max°C	21	21	13	14	15	9	15	17	11	16	15	12	16	16	11	14	15	11
min°C	18	17	7	11	13	8	12	15	10	14	14	11	14	15	10	12	13	7
chill°C	18	16	4	9	11	6	11	14	9	14	14	10	13	14	8	10	10	4

Freezing level (m)	3550	3400	3450	3350	2800	2700	2750	2850	2800	3350	2950	3350	3200	3200	3750	3800	3050	2950
Cloud base (m)			7000	8200	2750			3150	2700		2300	2000		2500	1600	800	2050	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 60).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 0).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 240).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 50).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 208).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 128).

* 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.