– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).
	Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs
km/h	ENE	NE	NE	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	NW	W	WSW
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mm	2	7	12	1	2	0.4	0.7	2	4	2	3	0.6	0.8	3	0.8	0.2	2	1
max °C	13	13	15	16	14	13	13	12	9	8	8	8	10	10	8	11	12	9
min °C	13	13	14	15	13	12	12	11	4	6	8	7	10	9	7	10	11	8
chill °C	11	10	12	14	11	10	9	8	-2	1	4	5	8	7	5	9	9	7

Freezing level m	4050	4350	4900	4250	4300	4200	3850	3100	2450	1900	2350	2450	2550	2650	2950	2800	2750	2600
Cloud base (m)	800	650	600	600	600	600	600	1400	600	600	600	700	750	650	650	2900	750	700

	6:13	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:20	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 70).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 130).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the ESE (31 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 70).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the E (35 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (15 kph at 110).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (10 kph at 109).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 24 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (14 kph at 61).

* 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.