– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	800	750	750	700	650	700	750	750	1550	1000	750	900	750	750	950	2150
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.1	0.3	2	14	0.9	0.1	—	—	—	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.2	—	—
max °C	4	5	5	6	7	5	2	4	6	4	6	6	5	8	8	6
min °C	3	4	5	5	6	2	2	2	4	3	5	5	4	6	7	6
chill °C	-1	0	1	0	1	-4	-4	-3	0	-2	1	2	-1	3	5	3

Freezing level m	2000	1550	2150	2200	2150	1900	1250	1300	1850	1900	2550	2350	2200	2050	2350	2350

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Mon night). 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 57 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 57 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
National Park 18 km WNW 813m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 57 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 57 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 57 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 57 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 57 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 57 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).

* 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.