– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23		Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	light rain	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNE	N	W	NNW
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mm	3	7	14	4	3	1.8	1.9	2	0.4	3	2	0.3	6	0.9	0.3	1.3	0.3
max °C	12	9	8	9	8	9	9	8	12	12	11	13	12	11	16	15	12
min °C	11	6	7	8	7	9	9	8	10	11	9	10	12	11	13	14	11
chill °C	8	1	3	4	3	5	5	5	8	10	7	9	11	11	12	14	9

Freezing level m	3000	2500	2300	2400	2350	2450	2500	2350	2650	3000	3050	2950	2850	2950	3050	3050	3500
Cloud base (m)	750	600	550	550	600	600	600	650	750	800	650	1550	1850	2100	2200	2250	1850

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	8:40	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon 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. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 300).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 350).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 300).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs) (20 kph at 310).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 340).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	4 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the WNW (30 kph at 300).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 299).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 48 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 294).

* 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.