– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 17 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	heavy rain
km/h	W	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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mm	2	3	—	—	—	—	0.9	1.4	10	0.6	0.7	1.7	0.4	—	—	—	1.5	38
max°C	7	7	6	11	13	9	11	11	11	7	7	5	9	13	7	14	14	15
min°C	6	6	5	8	11	8	10	10	5	5	6	4	6	10	6	10	12	12
chill°C	2	3	3	6	9	6	7	6	1	0	2	-1	2	8	3	8	10	9

Freezing level (m)	1750	2000	2000	2250	2500	3100	3150	3050	2900	2200	2100	1700	2500	2600	3150	3100	3350	3600
Cloud base (m)	750	800	1800	900	2250	750	650	700	600	750	1400	850	800	2250	800	750	2150	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon 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	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 220).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Thunderstorm - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 320 degs) (17 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
lightning 23km ESE of Tokoroa 109 km NNE 301m alt. 31 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 240).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 310).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 210).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 243).

* 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.