– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.
	Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light snow
km/h	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SSE	SE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	W	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	15	42	18	0.1	0.8	14	0.4	6	—
max °C	9	9	8	9	11	10	11	11	11	10	11	7	7	7	5	3	3	2
min °C	8	8	7	8	10	9	10	11	10	9	10	7	7	5	2	2	3	1
chill °C	5	5	5	8	9	8	8	9	6	3	9	0	1	-2	-6	-6	-5	-6

Freezing level m	3500	3400	3400	3700	3800	3950	4100	3800	4100	3450	4150	3400	3700	3300	2750	2350	2500	2250
Cloud base (m)					2550	9600		7000	1650	750	550	650	650	700	650	650	700	650

	6:39	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:43	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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	19° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 260).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs) (26 kph at 280).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 60).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 290).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 260).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 50 minutes ago	23° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (10 kph at 277).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 58).

* 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.