– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).
		Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	750	700	800	700	800	2500	1000	800	1600	700	700	650	700	650	600	650
km/h	W	WSW	WNW	W	W	NW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	N	WNW	WNW	NW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8
mm	—	—	0.3	0.8	—	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.1	4	1.4	7	5	0.4	2	—
max °C	5	8	8	8	10	11	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	4	4	0
min °C	4	6	7	7	8	8	6	6	6	6	7	7	3	3	2	-3
chill °C	0	2	3	3	8	6	1	1	1	1	4	4	-1	-2	-3	-11

Freezing level m	2800	2700	2400	2350	2300	2450	2300	2450	2350	2200	2250	2300	2200	1450	1600	900

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	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:52	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the S 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 34 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 34 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 34 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 34 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 34 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 34 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 34 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 34 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 34 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 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.