– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NE by Sun afternoon).
	Tue 7		Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs
km/h	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	ENE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	WNW
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mm	1.7	4	2	1	0.3	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	0.6	2	43	10
max °C	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	10	9	10	10	10	9	11	9
min °C	5	6	8	8	7	7	8	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	5
chill °C	-1	0	3	4	3	4	6	4	8	7	7	6	5	3	3	4	-1

Freezing level m	3100	3500	3450	3500	3600	3500	3350	3350	3450	3250	3700	3850	3800	4000	3650	4250	3600
Cloud base (m)	2100	800	700	700	750	8950				2750		9400		1750	700	550	650

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	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:59	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:54	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NE by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (28 kph at 30).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 70).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 100).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (22 kph at 70).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the E (24 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 60).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 52 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (8 kph at 86).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (16 kph at 84).

* 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.