– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NNE by Thu morning).
		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	WNW	WSW	N	E	WNW	N	ESE	WNW	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	—	0.1	0.1	—	0.4	15	6	4	9	0.4	0.2	0.8
max °C	11	16	17	12	17	16	13	17	15	12	14	14	11	12	13	14	16	16	12
min °C	10	12	15	11	14	14	11	13	14	11	12	10	10	12	12	13	14	13	10
chill °C	9	12	15	11	14	14	10	13	14	11	12	7	6	8	8	10	12	11	7

Freezing level m	3300	3400	3100	3450	3500	3100	3600	3700	3450	3900	3900	3700	4200	4150	3950	3700	3700	3550	3400
Cloud base (m)			2750			2150	2400	900	2050	7300	6450		2050	700	750	650	700	2000	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NNE by Thu 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 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	7° C	-	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 30).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 200).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 10).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 202).

* 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.