– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 26 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the E by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).
	Fri 26		Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain
km/h	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	S	E	E	E	E	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	5	7	0.4	0.7	0.1	—	0.2	0.2	0.9	1.1	0.4	6	23	0.4	0.3	1.6	1.6
max °C	11	12	10	10	8	15	17	11	10	10	12	13	14	13	15	16	12
min °C	11	7	8	9	7	11	14	9	9	10	11	13	14	11	12	15	12
chill °C	7	4	5	7	4	11	13	5	4	6	8	11	13	9	10	13	9

Freezing level m	3150	3050	2550	2350	2250	2550	2850	2850	3500	4000	3850	3750	3700	3350	3100	3000	3200
Cloud base (m)	1600	650	700	850	1650		2950	2400	1450	1700	750	1450	600	1600	800	2700	1350

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the E by Mon morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue 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 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	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 330).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 310).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 330).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Calm (4 kph at 10).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 310).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 40 minutes ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (100 kph from 271 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (10 kph at 310).

* 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.