– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)		750	1700	800	700	800	700	650	700	750	700	1000	950		1750	700
km/h	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	1.6	16	1.3	1	0.3	0.1	—	—	0.1	0.3
max °C	4	7	7	4	5	5	6	7	6	2	4	5	4	7	8	6
min °C	3	4	5	3	3	5	5	7	3	2	2	3	2	5	6	4
chill °C	0	2	3	-1	-2	0	0	1	-3	-4	-3	0	-2	1	3	0

Freezing level m	2150	1750	2350	1800	1500	2150	2050	2250	1900	1350	1350	1700	1750	2350	2750	2400

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	—	—	5:44	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:47	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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. 47 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 47 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 47 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 47 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 350).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 47 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 47 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 47 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 47 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 47 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 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.