– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 11		Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	SSW	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	S	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	N	NNW	WNW	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	—	—	—	0.2	2	3	8	2	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	13	11	17	17	14	16	16	16	14	13	9	13	15	11	14	15	10
min °C	12	9	12	15	11	15	16	15	14	11	8	10	13	9	11	12	9
chill °C	12	9	12	14	9	13	14	13	14	9	5	7	12	7	10	12	8

Freezing level m	3050	3650	4150	4000	4200	4050	4100	4050	3600	3300	3200	3350	3400	3350	3500	3300	3400
Cloud base (m)	1800		6650		750	650	750	1450	650	750	750				8400		750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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	9° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 70).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 80).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 80).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (26 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 130).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 63).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (18 kph at 102).

* 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.