Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Mt. Ruapehu - Turoa Skifield

Ruapehu

 

Days 0-3 Ruapehu Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Ruapehu Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Wind km/h
10 SSE10
10 SSE10
10 NNE10
10 W10
15 W15
10 WNW10
20 W20
20 W20
10 W10
15 WNW15
25 WNW25
15 NNW15
20 N20
15 N15
5 SE5
5 S5
15 WSW15
25 NNW25
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - 3 1 - 5 4 1 5 3
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
18 20 14 19 19 14 18 19 12 16 16 12 13 12 11 15 16 13
Low °C
15 17 13 16 17 12 15 16 10 13 14 10 12 11 10 12 14 11
Chill °C
18 20 13 19 19 13 18 19 10 15 15 10 11 10 11 14 15 12
Freezing level m
3450 3350 3700 3850 3650 3900 3800 3650 3600 3400 3250 3200 3000 2850 3000 3250 3300 3700
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
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Sunrise
5:45 - - 5:45 - - 5:46 - - 5:46 - - 5:46 - - 5:47 - -
Sunset
- 8:39 - - 8:40 - - 8:40 - - 8:42 - - 8:43 - - 8:43 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
WaiouruAeroAws
19 km SSE
820m alt.
2 hours ago
19.5° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
Conway- Ohakune
20 km SSW
620m alt.
1 hour ago
25.8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 16).
Taupo
76 km NE
401m alt.
2 hours ago
22.5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
20 km
Taupo- Waipahihi
78 km NE
380m alt.
54 minutes ago
26.4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Aramoho
78 km S
0m alt.
56 minutes ago
27.3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ruapehu and within an acceptable time window.

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