– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).
	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	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	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain
km/h	ENE	ESE	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NNW
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mm	3	19	13	3	9	3	0.8	4	18	1.6	0.6	0.2	3	0.3	—	—	0.3	9
max °C	16	16	13	12	11	10	9	9	7	6	8	8	8	8	6	9	9	10
min °C	15	15	10	12	11	9	8	8	5	5	7	6	8	6	5	7	9	10
chill °C	13	13	6	9	7	6	5	5	1	0	3	2	4	2	1	4	6	6

Freezing level m	3900	4050	3600	3350	2900	2800	2450	2400	1950	1800	2250	2700	2450	2650	2600	3050	3100	2700
Cloud base (m)	700	600	650	650	650	650	650	650	650	700	650	750	650	800	800	850	750	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW 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. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (22 kph at 70).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 80).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 140).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (28 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 70).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the E (31 kph at 90).	4 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the ESE (30 kph at 110).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 140).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (10 kph at 122).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (14 kph at 76).

* 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.