– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).
	Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	WSW	WSW	SW	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW
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mm	0.4	—	—	—	0.1	13	1.7	7	0.4	4	0.1	—	—	—	0.2	1.7	16	1.4
max °C	11	12	7	14	14	13	14	15	13	12	15	10	14	15	10	11	11	7
min °C	6	11	6	11	13	10	13	15	10	11	13	8	11	13	8	11	8	5
chill °C	2	9	4	9	12	7	10	12	7	8	11	5	9	11	4	7	4	0

Freezing level m	2400	2650	3100	3150	3250	3250	3950	4050	4000	3650	3800	3750	3600	3400	3500	3150	3050	2050
Cloud base (m)	750	2250	2100		1900	650	750	650	650	650	750	700	700			750	650	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WSW (28 kph at 250).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 190).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs) (13 kph at 230).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 220).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 290).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (24 kph at 250).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 261).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 234).

* 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.