– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 19 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, gales from the SSE by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).
	Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNW	N	N	N	N	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SE	SE	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	6	1	4	10	8	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.2	0.9	1.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	4	3	2	2	2	-1	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	0	1	2	2	3
min °C	3	3	2	1	2	0	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3	-2	0	1	1	2	3
chill °C	-2	-4	-4	-6	-3	-6	-11	-11	-12	-9	-10	-10	-7	-4	-2	-2	0	3

Freezing level m	2500	2600	2350	2200	2300	2150	1650	1200	1500	1450	1300	1150	1450	1950	2200	2300	2500	2600
Cloud base (m)	700		700	650	1700	1550	650	650	650	700	700	700	750	1550	7150	5800	1850	1000

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	—	5:44	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

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. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 10).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 10).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 340).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 300 to 070 degs) (11 kph at 350).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 110).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 59 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 63).

* 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.