– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
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km/h	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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mm	—	—	0.2	—	3	12	0.8	0.4	—	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	—	0.4	1	0.9	0.1
max °C	20	20	15	17	16	16	15	15	11	8	9	7	13	13	9	11	11	9
min °C	17	18	14	16	16	15	15	13	8	7	8	6	9	12	8	10	11	8
chill °C	17	18	13	15	15	15	14	12	5	4	5	4	7	10	6	8	9	7

Freezing level m	3450	3400	3600	4000	3900	3900	3850	3850	3400	2150	2300	2300	2650	2700	3100	2800	2900	3200
Cloud base (m)	4000	3250	2550	1950	850	650	700	650	700	1950	1900		700	2350	1450	700	850	900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW 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 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	22° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 190).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 150 degs) (15 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 70).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 120).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 59 minutes ago	24° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 118).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (10 kph at 79).

* 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.