– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).
	Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. snow	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain
Cloud base (m)	600	650	700	750	1600	850	850	1800	800	650	700	650	700	1600	650	700	1800	750
km/h	N	E	ESE	S	SSW	ENE	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	SSE	SSE	WSW	WSW	SSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	20	10	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.6	1.5	—	0.2	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.3
max °C	9	3	2	4	5	3	5	6	3	5	5	4	3	4	3	6	6	4
min °C	7	3	1	4	3	3	4	4	2	3	4	0	1	2	2	3	3	2
chill °C	7	-1	-3	0	0	1	2	1	-2	-1	0	-5	-3	-4	-3	0	-2	-3

Freezing level m	2550	1650	1200	1650	1900	1650	1500	1850	1350	1500	1750	1250	1100	1650	1500	1450	1900	1250

	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:24	—	—
	—	5:59	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:02	—	—	6:04	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 135).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 40 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).

* 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.