– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 25 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	some clouds
km/h	E	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	SSW	S	E	ENE	W	NW	W	W	SSW	SSE	S	S
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	1.8	4	3	0.6	4	0.1	0.4	0.2	1.1	1.3	1.2	—
max °C	14	19	19	14	15	16	12	14	13	12	12	12	11	15	15	9	3	3	1
min °C	14	16	17	12	13	14	11	13	13	11	11	12	10	12	13	2	3	2	1
chill °C	14	16	17	10	12	13	11	13	12	10	11	12	9	11	12	-4	-3	-5	-6

Freezing level m	4100	4150	3900	4100	3800	3650	3400	3100	3100	3000	2850	2950	2900	3150	3000	2800	1350	1400	1150
Cloud base (m)	9150	9350	2500		700	900	700	700	900	2450	750	1550	1950	800	2050	850	650	650	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon 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. 49 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 49 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 49 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 70).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (26 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 49 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 280).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 49 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 260).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 49 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 100).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 49 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 105).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 286).

* 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.