– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).
		Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	N	NE	NNE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	W	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.4	4	3	11	10	9	13	0.3	0.4	—	0.1	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	9	9	9	8	3	4	3	2	2	1	2	3	4	8	8	8	12	12	9
min °C	7	7	9	4	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	6	7	7	11	9	8
chill °C	4	4	7	-1	-4	-3	-5	-4	-4	-5	-3	-1	0	3	5	6	11	9	5

Freezing level m	2350	2200	2350	2200	1400	1800	1550	1250	1300	1150	1350	1400	1750	2150	2500	3100	3350	3350	3300
Cloud base (m)	800	1450	1750	1750	650	650	650	700	700	700	850	750	750	1800	2500				700

	—	6:48	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:54	—	—
	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri 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 10 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	10° C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (39 kph at 30).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 70).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 50).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Continuous heavy rain.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 220).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 310).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 40).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 30 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 157).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 49 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 16).

* 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.