– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
		Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Cloud base (m)	750	750	2000	900	900	1600	700	650	650	650	650	650	650	700	800	700
km/h	W	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	—	0.1	0.2	0.1	—	10	9	8	1	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.1
max °C	7	10	11	7	7	7	8	7	7	4	5	6	5	3	4	4
min °C	7	7	9	5	6	6	7	6	6	2	3	5	1	2	3	3
chill °C	3	7	7	0	1	1	2	2	4	-3	-3	-1	-6	-4	-3	-3

Freezing level m	2300	2300	2500	2300	2550	2450	2300	2250	2200	1550	1650	2200	1600	1250	1600	1750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 48 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).

* 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.