– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).
	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	light rain
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	E	ENE	ESE	E	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
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mm	—	6	5	0.3	0.2	—	—	0.2	0.7	3	1.6	1.1	2	7	0.7	0.9	5	5
max °C	14	12	12	10	11	9	16	17	12	10	11	14	15	15	13	15	14	12
min °C	13	11	8	8	10	8	12	15	9	9	10	11	14	14	12	13	13	11
chill °C	10	8	5	5	8	6	12	15	5	4	6	8	12	12	10	11	10	8

Freezing level m	3350	3150	3050	2700	2400	2350	2600	2850	2750	3550	4000	3600	3700	3700	3150	3100	3100	3300
Cloud base (m)	700	1550	650	650	1750	2300		3100	2200	1850	1650	800	750	650	750	1950	1800	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 290).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 220).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 340).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs) (24 kph at 330).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 330).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 350).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 4 hours ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (41 kph from 246 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 54 minutes ago	23° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (14 kph at 350).

* 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.