– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Cloud base (m)	750	1850	1750	1450	2150	850	650	650	650	700	1700	650	700	850	700	700	700	700
km/h	SE	SSW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	SE	SSE	WSW	W	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	0.3	3	6	—	—	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.5	0.5
max °C	7	7	4	7	8	4	5	5	2	3	5	4	5	5	4	5	6	5
min °C	3	4	3	5	6	3	3	4	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	5	5	4
chill °C	1	2	1	3	3	-2	-2	1	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-3	0	0	2

Freezing level m	1650	2150	2000	1800	2200	1900	1600	1800	1300	1150	1800	1550	1400	1750	1300	1750	1900	1850

	6:31	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:22	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	-	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 190).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).

* 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.