– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs
km/h	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SW	WSW	NNW	E	NNW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	10	8	0.4	0.8	—	0.2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
max °C	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	7	8	7	10	10	9	14	13	9
min °C	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	5	6	6	9	8	7	12	9	8
chill °C	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-3	0	1	4	5	5	9	8	5	11	8	4

Freezing level m	1500	1400	1300	1300	1200	1250	1600	1700	2050	2550	2700	2800	3350	3500	3400	3350	3200
Cloud base (m)	650	650	700	700	700	750	950	1600	4900	1950	4900						700

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	5:42	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:35	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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. 55 minutes ago	4° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 190).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 55 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the S (33 kph at 180).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Drizzle	Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 090 to 230 degs) (15 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 55 minutes ago	7° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 220).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the SW (37 kph at 230).	4 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 170).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 55 minutes ago	11° C	-	Near gales from the SSE (54 kph at 160).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (8 kph at 142).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 40 minutes ago	11° C	Light rain.	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).

* 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.