– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 24mm), 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 WNW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs
km/h	N	NNW	N	N	N	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	W	WSW	SSE	S	NNW	NW	WSW	ESE
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mm	—	0.2	0.2	—	0.3	20	0.7	1.4	0.8	0.1	0.3	3	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
max °C	11	12	11	10	11	11	7	7	6	7	8	7	2	2	2	5	6	5
min °C	10	11	10	10	10	7	7	6	5	6	7	-1	-1	1	2	3	5	3
chill °C	7	8	6	6	5	2	3	3	1	1	2	-6	-5	1	0	0	5	0

Freezing level m	3600	3450	3650	3700	3200	3050	2300	2150	2050	2900	3100	1500	900	1300	1600	1550	2000	1850
Cloud base (m)	950	1700	850	750	750	650	650	700	650	650	650	650	750			850	1650	900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), 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 WNW by Sat afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 76).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 41 degs) was rejected.

* 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.