– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
km/h	NNW	N	N	N	ENE	NE	N	W	SW	NNW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	E
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	46	0.6	1.2	3	14	2	0.3	1.1	0.6	—	0.1	1.6	4	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	—
max °C	11	10	10	8	8	9	8	7	5	6	8	8	5	4	4	3	6	7	6
min °C	8	9	8	7	7	8	7	6	5	6	6	5	4	4	4	3	5	6	5
chill °C	5	7	4	3	4	6	5	3	2	6	5	0	-1	-1	0	-1	2	4	3

Freezing level m	2800	2500	2500	2350	2200	2250	2250	2150	2000	2150	2150	2200	1850	1700	1650	1550	1950	2100	2100
Cloud base (m)	600	700	750	800	650	1750	1750	700	650	750	2300	1700	700	700	750	850	800	1000	1750

	—	6:48	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

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. 56 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 330).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 56 minutes ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).	4 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 56 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 56 minutes ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 56 minutes ago	15° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 240).	4 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 56 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 70).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 56 minutes ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 247).

* 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.