– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Thu morning).
	Sun 18		Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs
km/h	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	WSW	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	1	1.1	0.2	—	—	—	1.6	9	3	7	0.9	4	4
max °C	8	9	11	11	10	10	10	10	17	17	13	14	14	15	13	13	10
min °C	8	8	9	10	9	9	10	10	13	14	11	12	14	10	11	12	8
chill °C	5	5	6	7	6	6	8	8	13	13	8	8	11	6	8	9	5

Freezing level m	2750	2800	2850	3300	3350	3300	3300	3300	3600	3300	4000	4700	4800	4450	3900	3100	3050
Cloud base (m)	1700	850	1700	2300	850	750	1750	1950	4300	2700	2900	650	700	600	600	1600	650

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	8:44	—	—	8:43	—	—	8:43	—	—	8:42	—	—	8:42	—	—	8:40	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Thu morning).

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	10° C	-	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 130).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (20 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 150).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 220).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SE (30 kph at 140).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (24 kph at 120).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 20 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (8 kph at 124).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 175 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.