– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, severe gales from the N by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N
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mm	—	—	0.3	3	1.6	9	0.3	1.2	1.4	0.6	1.0	0.6	4	11	1.6	0.3	1.8	1.6
max°C	3	3	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	5
min°C	3	3	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
chill°C	-1	-1	-2	-3	0	-2	-2	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2

Freezing level (m)	3500	3400	3900	3700	3850	3750	3750	3800	3650	3500	3600	3550	3450	3600	3500	3550	3500	3600
Cloud base (m)	850		750	2150	900	800	650	650	850	700	800	750	1800	750	700	750	850	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, severe gales from the N by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 2796 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 26 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the E (37 kph at 90).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 26 minutes ago	11° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the E (33 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 26 minutes ago	12° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the E (37 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 26 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 135).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 36 minutes ago	13° C	-	Strong winds from the ENE (39 kph at 70).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 26 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 26 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (28 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 26 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 26 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 26 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).

* 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.