– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	light snow
Cloud base (m)	700	700	700	700	1800	700	700	700	650	650	650	850	750	950	750	650	650	600
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	0.6	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	8	20	1.6	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.1	17	4
max °C	2	3	3	6	8	5	7	8	8	8	6	3	4	6	4	6	7	5
min °C	1	2	2	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	3	1	3	5	3	5	6	2
chill °C	-6	-4	-4	0	1	1	2	3	2	3	-3	-5	-2	2	-1	-1	1	-5

Freezing level m	1150	1350	1300	3050	3150	2200	2250	2400	2350	2300	1950	1300	1400	2000	1850	3050	2300	1750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the NNW 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. 3 hours ago	1°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (31 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 36 minutes ago	2°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 36 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 36 minutes ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 46 minutes ago	4°C	-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 36 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 36 minutes ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 36 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 36 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 3 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (28 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.