– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	S	NE
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mm	3	11	6	1.8	0.7	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	1.8	0.2	—	—	—
max °C	10	11	12	13	14	13	16	17	14	17	16	14	13	13	10	10	13	9
min °C	10	10	11	12	13	12	13	15	13	15	14	12	12	12	6	7	11	8
chill °C	6	5	7	8	11	10	12	15	13	15	13	9	9	9	2	4	10	6

Freezing level m	3950	4050	3750	3750	3850	3950	3900	4000	4000	3750	3500	3550	3200	3500	3600	3450	3400	3150
Cloud base (m)	2350	700	750	700	700	750	750			8750		2350	650	700	700	750	8650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun 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. 53 minutes ago	12° C	-	Near gales from the NNE (54 kph at 20).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 53 minutes ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 60).	4 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 53 minutes ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 80).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Shower light rain shower.	Moderate winds from the ESE (20 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 53 minutes ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 53 minutes ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the NE (35 kph at 50).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 53 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the E (41 kph at 100).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 53 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the NE (44 kph at 50).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (10 kph at 81).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 50).

* 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.