– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 02 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 02 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs
km/h	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	WNW	WSW	W	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
max °C	-4	-4	-5	-2	-2	1	5	7	8	9	10	9	10	10	9	8	9	8
min °C	-4	-5	-5	-4	-2	-1	2	7	8	8	9	8	8	9	7	7	8	6
chill °C	-12	-15	-15	-14	-10	-10	-3	4	8	6	7	7	6	7	4	4	5	4

Freezing level m	1300	1400	1150	1300	1700	1450	3450	3650	3900	3850	3700	3900	3850	3800	3750	3700	3750	3550
Cloud base (m)	700	750	700	800	850	800	850		8800	6850	6600	800	5600			700	1500	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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	3° C	-	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 110).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 330).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 100).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 13).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (10 kph at 241).

* 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.