– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 21 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 21 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon 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

	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	7	9	—	—	0.5	0.6	11	26	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.2	—
max°C	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	11	11	6	9	10	5	8	8	6
min°C	11	6	8	9	8	12	13	6	8	8	3	6	7	4	5	6	5
chill°C	6	2	5	6	5	9	9	3	6	6	-1	3	4	0	0	2	1

Freezing level (m)	3000	3050	3250	3450	3800	3950	3550	3100	3150	2950	2750	2350	2250	1850	1700	2200	3000
Cloud base (m)	750	700	700	9050	1750	650	650	650	650			700	2100	650	650	1950	700

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	7:42	—	—	7:43	—	—	7:44	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:46	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon 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 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	13° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (41 kph at 290).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (41 kph at 290).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the WNW (33 kph at 300).	4 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Light rain .	Strong winds from the WNW (41 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Strong winds from the WNW (44 kph at 290).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 300).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 310).	4 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the WNW (35 kph at 300).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (98 kph from 279 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 46 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (10 kph at 285).

* 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.