– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 07 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 07 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Thu 7		Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	SE	WSW	WNW	NNW	NW	ENE
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mm	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	21	1	10	0.9	0.1	0.3	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	12	10	10	11	11	8	8	6	7	7	6	4	6	6	8	8	5
min °C	10	10	10	11	8	8	7	5	6	6	2	2	3	3	8	5	4
chill °C	7	7	6	7	3	4	4	1	1	0	-1	-1	1	1	6	5	2

Freezing level m	3550	3500	3650	3000	3100	2350	2350	2000	2950	3150	3050	1250	2050	2100	2550	2250	1900
Cloud base (m)	1750	1600	800	800	650	650	600	650	650	650	650	800	1900	950			2750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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	12° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNE (30 kph at 20).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 39 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 56 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 109).

* 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.