– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 20 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs
km/h	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	WNW	NW	W	WNW	WSW	W	W	SSW	W	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
mm	—	0.5	2	0.1	8	26	20	2	1.5	0.1	0.9	1.8	0.8	0.4	—	0.5	0.7	0.8
max °C	13	14	13	16	14	15	17	17	14	17	15	10	8	7	3	6	7	7
min °C	10	12	11	14	13	14	15	16	12	14	12	5	7	1	1	5	7	6
chill °C	8	11	9	12	10	12	13	15	10	13	10	1	4	-5	-4	1	4	5

Freezing level m	3500	3600	3750	3900	4200	4550	4950	4600	4350	4000	3300	2950	2200	2000	1300	1800	2150	2550
Cloud base (m)	750	2250	800	1950	700	600	600	600	600	650	1750	650	700	1600	650	700	700	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, 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. 45 minutes ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 45 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (28 kph at 100).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 45 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ESE (22 kph at 120).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Fresh winds from the ESE (31 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 45 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 45 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (24 kph at 100).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 45 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the ESE (30 kph at 110).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 45 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (20 kph at 120).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 58 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 120).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 119).

* 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.