– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 27 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).
		Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	700					1600	850	850	700	750	650	650	650	650	700	700	700	750	700
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	NE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SE	S	S	SSW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	1	3	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.5	20	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	6	7	3	5	5	3	4	5	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	-1	-1	-2
min °C	1	4	4	2	4	3	2	4	5	4	3	2	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3
chill °C	-2	1	3	0	2	0	-2	-1	0	-2	-4	-4	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-10	-10

Freezing level m	1700	1800	2000	1950	1950	1950	1750	1700	1800	1750	1650	1500	1150	1150	1050	700	850	700	650

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	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:25	—	—	5:27	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sat 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 51 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 51 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 51 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 51 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 51 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 51 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 51 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 51 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).

* 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.